S. 4112: Coronavirus Child Care and Education Relief Act

116th Congress · introduced 2020-06-30 · Education · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Where it came from: introduced 2020-06-30 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Coronavirus Child Care and Education Relief Act

Plain summary

Coronavirus Child Care and Education Relief Act This bill provides approximately $430 billion in FY2020 appropriations for child care, child abuse prevention and treatment, elementary and secondary education, postsecondary education, and career and technical education in response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. The amounts provided by the bill are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO) and the Senate PAYGO rule.

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Official text

Coronavirus Child Care and Education Relief Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] · 24 cosponsors

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Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Tina Smith (D-MN), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Jack Reed (D-RI), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] reported raising $3.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116s4112.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/s>

Record fed-us-cong116-s4112 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116