H.R. 6460: To provide funding for needed child and adult care so that essential workers can report to work during the COVID-19 pandemic.

116th Congress · introduced 2020-04-07 · Families · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.

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Where it came from: introduced 2020-04-07 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To provide funding for needed child and adult care so that essential workers can report to work during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Plain summary

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.

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Official text

To provide funding for needed child and adult care so that essential workers can report to work during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] · 14 cosponsors

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Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), John B. Larson (D-CT), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Darren Soto (D-FL)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] reported raising $100,598 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr6460.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr6460 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116