Helping Health Care Workers Afford Child and Elder Care Act
This bill provides funding for FY2020 for child and adult-dependent care services for essential workers. Essential workers include (1) health-sector employees, (2) emergency responders, (3) sanitation workers, (4) employees of businesses required to remain open during the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020, and (5) other workers a state deems essential and who are unable to telework. Eligibility for such funding is not based on income.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-22 | IntroReferral | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate |
| 2020-03-22 | IntroReferral | Introduced in Senate | Library of Congress |