Child Care Is Essential Act
This bill establishes and provides $50 billion in appropriations for the Child Care Stabilization Fund to award grants to child care providers during and after the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.
The bill establishes the fund within the existing Department of Health and Human Services Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) program, and the grants must be administered by the existing CCDBG lead agencies of states, tribes, or territories.
Child care providers that are currently open or temporarily closed due to COVID-19 are eligible to receive grant awards, which are based on the provider's operating costs before the COVID-19 public health emergency and adjusted to account for the increased costs of providing child care as a result of COVID-19.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-30 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. | Senate |
| 2020-07-29 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-29 | Vote | On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 249 - 163 (Roll no. 171). (text: CR H3897-3900) | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-29 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3965-3966) | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-29 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair put the question on passage, and by voice vote, the ayes prevailed. Ms. Foxx demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on passage of H.R. 7027 until a time to be announced. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-29 | Vote | On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 195 - 212 (Roll no. 170). | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-29 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3964-3965) | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-29 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the motion to recommit with instructions, the Chair put the question on the motion and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Rodgers (WA) demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further consideration on the motion to recommit until a time to be announced. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-29 | Floor | The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-29 | Floor | Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rodgers (WA) motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to add new text to the bill that would require an assurance from eligible providers that they will provide professional development to new and returning employees on safety protocols. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-29 | Floor | Mrs. Rodgers (WA) moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Appropriations. (text: CR H3907-3908) | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-29 | Floor | The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-29 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 7027. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-29 | Floor | Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6395, H.R. 7027, H.R. 7327 and H.R. 1957. Provides for the consideration of H.R. 6395, H.R. 7027, H.R. 7327, and the Senate Amendments to H.R. 1957. Rule also provides that H.Res. 967, as amended by H.Res. 1017, is further amended by inserting a new date. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-29 | Floor | Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1053. (consideration: CR H3897-3908) | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-20 | Floor | Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1053 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6395, H.R. 7027, H.R. 7327 and H.R. 1957. Provides for the consideration of H.R. 6395, H.R. 7027, H.R. 7327, and the Senate Amendments to H.R. 1957. Rule also provides that H.Res. 967, as amended by H.Res. 1017, is further amended by inserting a new date. | House floor actions |
| 2020-05-27 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House floor actions |
| 2020-05-27 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House floor actions |
| 2020-05-27 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |