Helping Health Care Workers Afford Child and Elder Care Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Mar 22, 2020)
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.
What just happenedMar 22, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateMar 22, 2020
- Mar 22, 2020IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Finance Committee - Mar 22, 2020IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate