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.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7027 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7027
Making additional supplemental appropriations for disaster relief
requirements for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 27, 2020
Ms. DeLauro (for herself, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Clark of
Massachusetts, Ms. Bonamici, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Stevens, Ms. Finkenauer,
Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Haaland, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mrs. Davis of California,
Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Courtney, Ms.
Frankel, Ms. Fudge, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Sablan, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms.
Wilson of Florida, Mr. Takano, Ms. Adams, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Norcross,
Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Morelle, Ms. Wild, Mrs. McBath, Ms. Shalala, Mr. Levin
of Michigan, Ms. Omar, Mr. Trone, Mrs. Trahan, and Mr. Castro of Texas)
introduced the following bill; which was 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
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A BILL
Making additional supplemental appropriations for disaster relief
requirements for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, The following sums in
this Act are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020,
and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
payments to states for the child care and development block grant
For an additional amount for ``Payments to States for the Child
Care and Development Block Grant'', $50,000,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2021, for necessary expenses to carry out
the Child Care Stabilization Fund grants program, as authorized by
section 1 of this Act: Provided, That such funds shall be available
without regard to the requirements in subparagraphs (C) through (E) of
section 658E(c)(3) or section 658G of the Child Care and Development
Block Grant Act: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this
heading in this Act may be made available to restore amounts, either
directly or through reimbursement, for obligations incurred prior to
the date of enactment of this Act for the purposes provided herein:
Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as
being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and
shall be available only if the President subsequently so designates
such amount and transmits such designation to the Congress.
child care stabilization fund
Sec. 1. (a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) CCDBG terms.--The terms ``eligible child care
provider'', ``Indian tribe'', ``lead agency'', ``tribal
organization'', ``Secretary'', and ``State'' have the meanings
given the terms in section 658P of the Child Care and
Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858n) except as
otherwise provided in this section.
(2) COVID-19 public health emergency.--The term ``COVID-19
public health emergency'' means the public health emergency
declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under
section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d)
on January 31, 2020, with respect to COVID-19, including any
renewal of the declaration.
(b) Grants.--From the amounts appropriated to carry out this
section and under the authority of section 658O of the Child Care and
Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858m) and this section,
the Secretary shall award child care stabilization grants to the lead
agency of each State (as defined in that section 658O), territory
described in subsection (a)(1) of such section, Indian tribe, and
tribal organization from allotments and payments made under subsection
(c)(2), not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
(c) Secretarial Reservation and Allotments.--
(1) Reservation.--The Secretary shall reserve not more than
1 percent of the funds appropriated to carry out this section
for the Federal administration of grants described in
subsection (b).
(2) Allotments.--The Secretary shall use the remainder of
the funds appropriated to carry out this section to award
allotments to States, as defined in section 658O of the Child
Care Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858m), and
payments to territories, Indian tribes, and tribal
organizations in accordance with paragraphs (1) and (2) of
subsection (a), and subsection (b), of section 658O of the
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
9858m).
(d) State Reservations and Subgrants.--
(1) Reservation.--A lead agency for a State that receives a
child care stabilization grant pursuant to subsection (b) shall
reserve not more than 10 percent of such grant funds--
(A) to administer subgrants made to qualified child
care providers under paragraph (2), including to carry
out data systems building and other activities that
enable the disbursement of payments of such subgrants;
(B) to provide technical assistance and support in
applying for and accessing the subgrant opportunity
under paragraph (2), to eligible child care providers
(including to family child care providers, group home
child care providers, and other non-center-based child
care providers and providers with limited
administrative capacity), either directly or through
resource and referral agencies or staffed family child
care networks;
(C) to publicize the availability of subgrants
under this section and conduct widespread outreach to
eligible child care providers, including family child
care providers, group home child care providers, and
other non-center-based child care providers and
providers with limited administrative capacity, either
directly or through resource and referral agencies or
staffed family child care networks, to ensure eligible
child care providers are aware of the subgrants
available under this section;
(D) to carry out the reporting requirements
described in subsection (f); and
(E) to carry out activities to improve the supply
and qualify of child care during and after the COVID-19
public health emergency, such as conducting community
needs assessments, carrying out child care cost
modeling, making improvements to child care facilities,
increasing access to licensure or participation in the
State's tiered quality rating system, and carrying out
other activities described in section 658G(b) of the
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42
U.S.C. 9858e(b)), to the extent that the lead agency
can carry out activities described in this subparagraph
without preventing the lead agency from fully
conducting the activities described in subparagraphs
(A) through (D).
(2) Subgrants to qualified child care providers.--
(A) In general.--The lead agency shall use the
remainder of the grant funds awarded pursuant to
subsection (b) to make subgrants to qualified child
care providers described in subparagraph (B), to
support the stability of the child care sector during
and after the COVID-19 public health emergency. The
lead agency shall provide the subgrant funds in advance
of provider expenditures for costs described in
subsection (e), except as provided in subsection
(e)(2).
(B) Qualified child care provider.--To be qualified
to receive a subgrant under this paragraph, a provider
shall be an eligible child care provider that--
(i) was providing child care services on or
before March 1, 2020; and
(ii) on the date of submission of an
application for the subgrant, was either--
(I) open and available to provide
child care services; or
(II) closed due to the COVID-19
public health emergency.
(C) Subgrant amount.--The lead agency shall make
subgrants, from amounts awarded pursuant to subsection
(b), to qualified child care providers, and the amount
of such a subgrant to such a provider shall--
(i) be based on the provider's stated
average operating expenses during the period
(of not longer than 6 months) before March 1,
2020 and at minimum cover such operating
expenses for the intended length of the
subgrant;
(ii) account for increased costs of
providing or preparing to provide child care as
a result of the COVID-19 public health
emergency, such as provider and employee
compensation and existing benefits (existing as
of March 1, 2020) and the implementation of new
practices related to sanitization, group size
limits, and social distancing;
(iii) be adjusted for payments or
reimbursements made to an eligible child care
provider to carry out the Child Care and
Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
9858 et seq.) or the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C.
9831 et seq.); and
(iv) be adjusted for payments or
reimbursements made to an eligible child care
provider through the Paycheck Protection
Program set forth in section 7(a)(36) of the
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)), as
added by section 1102 of the Coronavirus Aid,
Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law
116-136).
(D) Application.--
(i) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive
a subgrant under this paragraph, a child care
provider shall submit an application to a lead
agency at such time and in such manner as the
lead agency may require. Such application shall
include--
(I) a good-faith certification that
the ongoing operations of the child
care provider have been impacted as a
result of the COVID-19 public health
emergency;
(II) for a provider described in
subparagraph (B)(ii)(I), an assurance
that, for the duration of the COVID-19
public health emergency--
(aa) the provider will give
priority for available slots
(including slots that are only
temporarily available) to--
(AA) children of
essential workers (such
as health care sector
employees, emergency
responders, sanitation
workers, farmworkers,
child care employees,
and other workers
determined to be
essential during the
response to coronavirus
by public officials),
children of workers
whose places of
employment require
their attendance,
children experiencing
homelessness, children
with disabilities,
children at risk of
child abuse or neglect,
and children in foster
care, in States where
stay-at-home or related
orders are in effect;
or
(BB) children of
workers whose places of
employment require
their attendance,
children experiencing
homelessness, children
with disabilities,
children at risk of
child abuse or neglect,
children in foster
care, and children
whose parents are in
school or a training
program, in States
where stay-at-home or
related orders are not
in effect;
(bb) the provider will
implement policies in line with
guidance from the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention
and the corresponding State and
local authorities, and in
accordance with State and local
orders, for child care
providers that remain open,
including guidance on
sanitization practices, group
size limits, and social
distancing;
(cc) for each employee, the
provider will pay the full
compensation described in
subsection (e)(1)(C), including
any benefits, that was provided
to the employee as of March 1,
2020 (referred to in this
clause as ``full
compensation''), and will not
take any action that reduces
the weekly amount of the
employee's compensation below
the weekly amount of full
compensation, or that reduces
the employee's rate of
compensation below the rate of
full compensation; and
(dd) the provider will
provide relief from copayments
and tuition payments for the
families enrolled in the
provider's program and
prioritize such relief for
families struggling to make
either type of payments;
(III) for a provider described in
subparagraph (B)(ii)(II), an assurance
that--
(aa) for the duration of
the provider's closure due to
the COVID-19 public health
emergency, for each employee,
the provider will pay full
compensation, and will not take
any action that reduces the
weekly amount of the employee's
compensation below the weekly
amount of full compensation, or
that reduces the employee's
rate of compensation below the
rate of full compensation;
(bb) children enrolled as
of March 1, 2020, will maintain
their slots, unless their
families choose to disenroll
the children;
(cc) for the duration of
the provider's closure due to
the COVID-19 public health
emergency, the provider will
provide relief from copayments
and tuition payments for the
families enrolled in the
provider's program and
prioritize such relief for
families struggling to make
either type of payments; and
(dd) the provider will
resume operations when the
provider is able to safely
implement policies in line with
guidance from the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention
and the corresponding State and
local authorities, and in
accordance with State and local
orders;
(IV) information about the child
care provider's--
(aa) program
characteristics sufficient to
allow the lead agency to
establish the child care
provider's priority status, as
described in subparagraph (F);
(bb) program operational
status on the date of
submission of the application;
(cc) type of program,
including whether the program
is a center-based child care,
family child care, group home
child care, or other non-
center-based child care type
program;
(dd) total enrollment on
the date of submission of the
application and total capacity
as allowed by the State; and
(ee) receipt of assistance,
and amount of assistance,
through a payment or
reimbursement described in
subparagraph (C)(iv), and the
time period for which the
assistance was made;
(V) information necessary to
determine the amount of the subgrant,
such as information about the
provider's stated average operating
expenses over the period before March
1, 2020, described in subparagraph
(C)(i); and
(VI) such other limited information
as the lead agency shall determine to
be necessary to make subgrants to
qualified child care providers.
(ii) Frequency.--The lead agency shall
accept and process applications submitted under
this subparagraph on a rolling basis.
(iii) Updates.--The lead agency shall--
(I) at least once a month, verify
by obtaining a self-attestation from
each qualified child care provider that
received such a subgrant from the
agency, whether the provider is open
and available to provide child care
services or is closed due to the COVID-
19 public health emergency;
(II) allow the qualified child care
provider to update the information
provided in a prior application; and
(III) adjust the qualified child
care provider's subgrant award as
necessary, based on changes to the
application information, including
changes to the provider's operational
status.
(iv) Existing applications.--If a lead
agency has established and implemented a grant
program for child care providers that is in
effect on the date of enactment of this Act,
and an eligible child care provider has already
submitted an application for such a grant to
the lead agency containing the information
specified in clause (i), the lead agency shall
treat that application as an application
submitted under this subparagraph. If an
eligible child care provider has already
submitted such an application containing part
of the information specified in clause (i), the
provider may submit to the lead agency an
abbreviated application that contains the
remaining information, and the lead agency
shall treat the 2 applications as an
application submitted under this subparagraph.
(E) Materials.--
(i) In general.--The lead agency shall
provide the materials and other resources
related to such subgrants, including a
notification of subgrant opportunities and
application materials, to qualified child care
providers in the most commonly spoken languages
in the State.
(ii) Application.--The application shall be
accessible on the website of the lead agency
within 30 days after the lead agency receives
grant funds awarded pursuant to subsection (b)
and shall be accessible to all eligible child
care providers, including family child care
providers, group home child care providers, and
other non-center-based child care providers and
providers with limited administrative capacity.
(F) Priority.--In making subgrants under this
section, the lead agency shall give priority to
qualified child care providers that, prior to or on
March 1, 2020--
(i) provided child care during
nontraditional hours;
(ii) served dual language learners,
children with disabilities, children
experiencing homelessness, children in foster
care, children from low-income families, or
infants and toddlers;
(iii) served a high proportion of children
whose families received subsidies under the
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of
1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.) for the child
care; or
(iv) operated in communities, including
rural communities, with a low supply of child
care.
(G) Providers receiving other assistance.--The lead
agency, in determining whether a provider is a
qualified child care provider, shall not take into
consideration receipt of a payment or reimbursement
described in subparagraph (C)(iii) or subparagraph
(C)(iv).
(H) Awards.--The lead agency shall equitably make
subgrants under this paragraph to center-based child
care providers, family child care providers, group home
child care providers, and other non-center-based child
care providers, such that qualified child care
providers are able to access the subgrant opportunity
under this paragraph regardless of the providers'
setting, size, or administrative capacity.
(I) Obligation.--The lead agency shall obligate at
least 50 percent of funds available to carry out this
section for subgrants described in this paragraph, by
December 31, 2020.
(e) Uses of Funds.--
(1) In general.--A qualified child care provider that
receives funds through such a subgrant may use the funds for
the costs of--
(A) payroll;
(B) employee benefits, including group health plan
benefits during periods of paid sick, medical, or
family leave, and insurance premiums;
(C) employee salaries or similar compensation,
including any income or other compensation to a sole
proprietor or independent contractor that is a wage,
commission, income, net earnings from self-employment,
or similar compensation;
(D) payment on any mortgage obligation;
(E) rent (including rent under a lease agreement);
(F) utilities;
(G) insurance;
(H) providing premium pay for child care providers
and other employees who provide services during the
COVID-19 public health emergency;
(I) sanitization and other costs associated with
cleaning;
(J) personal protective equipment and other
equipment necessary to carry out the functions of the
child care provider;
(K) training and professional development related
to health and safety practices, including the proper
implementation of policies in line with guidance from
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the
corresponding State and local authorities, and in
accordance with State and local orders;
(L) modifications to child care services as a
result of the COVID-19 public health emergency, such as
limiting group sizes, adjusting staff-to-child ratios,
and implementing other heightened health and safety
measures;
(M) mental health supports for children and
employees; and
(N) other goods and services necessary to maintain
or resume operation of the child care program, or to
maintain the viability of the child care provider as a
going concern during and after the COVID-19 public
health emergency.
(2) Reimbursement.--The qualified child care provider may
use the subgrant funds to reimburse the provider for sums
obligated or expended before the date of enactment of this Act
for the cost of a good or service described in paragraph (1) to
respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency.
(f) Reporting.--
(1) Initial report.--A lead agency receiving a grant under
this section shall, within 60 days after making the agency's
first subgrant under subsection (d)(2) to a qualified child
care provider, submit a report to the Secretary that includes--
(A) data on qualified child care providers that
applied for subgrants and qualified child care
providers that received such subgrants, including--
(i) the number of such applicants and the
number of such recipients;
(ii) the number and proportion of such
applicants and recipients that received
priority and the characteristic or
characteristics of such applicants and
recipients associated with the priority;
(iii) the number and proportion of such
applicants and recipients that are--
(I) center-based child care
providers;
(II) family child care providers;
(III) group home child care
providers; or
(IV) other non-center-based child
care providers; and
(iv) within each of the groups listed in
clause (iii), the number of such applicants and
recipients that are, on the date of submission
of the application--
(I) open and available to provide
child care services; or
(II) closed due to the COVID-19
public health emergency;
(B) the total capacity of child care providers that
are licensed, regulated, or registered in the State on
the date of the submission of the report;
(C) a description of--
(i) the efforts of the lead agency to
publicize the availability of subgrants under
this section and conduct widespread outreach to
eligible child care providers about such
subgrants, including efforts to make materials
available in languages other than English;
(ii) the lead agency's methodology for
determining amounts of subgrants under
subsection (d)(2);
(iii) the lead agency's timeline for
disbursing the subgrant funds; and
(iv) the lead agency's plan for ensuring
that qualified child care providers that
receive funding through such a subgrant comply
with assurances described in subsection
(d)(2)(D) and use funds in compliance with
subsection (e); and
(D) such other limited information as the Secretary
may require.
(2) Quarterly report.--The lead agency shall, following the
submission of such initial report, submit to the Secretary a
report that contains the information described in subparagraphs
(A), (B), and (D) of paragraph (1) once a quarter until all
funds allotted for activities authorized under this section are
expended.
(3) Final report.--Not later than 60 days after a lead
agency receiving a grant under this section has obligated all
of the grant funds (including funds received under subsection
(h)), the lead agency shall submit a report to the Secretary,
in such manner as the Secretary may require, that includes--
(A) the total number of eligible child care
providers who were providing child care services on or
before March 1, 2020, in the State and the number of
such providers that submitted an application under
subsection (d)(2)(D);
(B) the number of qualified child care providers in
the State that received funds through the grant;
(C) the lead agency's methodology for determining
amounts of subgrants under subsection (d)(2);
(D) the average and range of the subgrant amounts
by provider type (center-based child care, family child
care, group home child care, or other non-center-based
child care provider);
(E) the percentages of the child care providers
that received such a subgrant, that, on or before March
1, 2020--
(i) provided child care during
nontraditional hours;
(ii) served dual language learners,
children with disabilities, children
experiencing homelessness, children in foster
care, children from low-income families, or
infants and toddlers;
(iii) served a high proportion of children
whose families received subsidies under the
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of
1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.) for the child
care; and
(iv) operated in communities, including
rural communities, with a low supply of child
care;
(F) the number of children served by the child care
providers that received such a subgrant, for the
duration of the subgrant;
(G) the percentages, of the child care providers
that received such a subgrant, that are--
(i) center-based child care providers;
(ii) family child care providers;
(iii) group home child care providers; or
(iv) other non-center-based child care
providers;
(H) the percentages, of the child care providers
listed in subparagraph (G) that are, on the date of
submission of the application--
(i) open and available to provide child
care services; or
(ii) closed due to the COVID-19 public
health emergency;
(I) information about how child care providers used
the funds received under such a subgrant;
(J) information about how the lead agency used
funds reserved under subsection (d)(1); and
(K) information about how the subgrants helped to
stabilize the child care sector.
(4) Reports to congress.--
(A) Findings from initial reports.--Not later than
60 days after receiving all reports required to be
submitted under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall
provide a report to the Committee on Education and
Labor of the House of Representatives, to the Committee
on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate,
and to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate, summarizing the
findings from the reports received under paragraph (1).
(B) Findings from final reports.--Not later than 36
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary shall provide a report to the Committee on
Education and Labor of the House of Representatives, to
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
of the Senate, and to the Committees on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and the Senate,
summarizing the findings from the reports received
under paragraph (3).
(g) Supplement Not Supplant.--Amounts made available to carry out
this section shall be used to supplement and not supplant other
Federal, State, and local public funds expended to provide child care
services for eligible individuals, including funds provided under the
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et
seq.) and State child care programs.
(h) Reallotment of Unobligated Funds.--
(1) Unobligated funds.--A State, Indian tribe, or tribal
organization shall return to the Secretary any grant funds
received under this section that the State, Indian tribe, or
tribal organization does not obligate by September 30, 2021.
(2) Reallotment.--The Secretary shall award new allotments
and payments, in accordance with subsection (c)(2), to covered
States, Indian tribes, or tribal organizations from funds that
are returned under paragraph (1) within 60 days of receiving
such funds. Funds made available through the new allotments and
payments shall remain available to each covered State, Indian
tribe, or tribal organization until September 30, 2022.
(3) Covered state, indian tribe, or tribal organization.--
For purposes of paragraph (2), a covered State, Indian tribe,
or tribal organization is a State, Indian tribe, or tribal
organization that received an allotment or payment under this
section and was not required to return grant funds under
paragraph (1).
(i) Exceptions.--The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of
1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.), excluding requirements in subparagraphs
(C) through (E) of section 658E(c)(3), section 658G, and section
658J(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 9858c(c)(3), 9858e, 9858h(c)), shall
apply to child care services provided under this section to the extent
the application of such Act does not conflict with the provisions of
this section. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require a State
to submit an application, other than the application described in
section 658E or 658O(c) of the Child Care and Development Block Grant
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858c, 9858m(c)), to receive a grant under this
Act.
(j) Authorization of Appropriation.--
(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this Act $50,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2020.
(2) Application.--In carrying out the Child Care and
Development Block Grant Act of 1990 with funds other than the
funds appropriated under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall
calculate the amounts of appropriated funds described in
subsections (a) and (b) of section 658O of such Act (42 U.S.C.
9858m) by excluding funds appropriated under paragraph (1).
Sec. 2. Each amount appropriated or made available by this Act is
in addition to any amounts otherwise appropriated for the fiscal year
involved.
Sec. 3. Unless otherwise provided for by this Act, the additional
amounts appropriated by this Act to appropriations accounts shall be
available under the authorities and conditions applicable to such
appropriations accounts for fiscal year 2020.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Care Is Essential Act''.
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Introduced in House
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.
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.
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.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1053. (consideration: CR H3897-3908)
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.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 7027.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Mrs. Rodgers (WA) moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Appropriations. (text: CR H3907-3908)
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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.
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
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.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3964-3965)
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 195 - 212 (Roll no. 170).
Roll Call #170 (House)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.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3965-3966)
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 249 - 163 (Roll no. 171).
Roll Call #171 (House)On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 249 - 163 (Roll no. 171). (text: CR H3897-3900)
Roll Call #171 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.