S. 3567 · 116th Congress
Helping Health Care Workers Afford Child and Elder Care Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Jeanne Shaheen
- Introduced
- 2020-03-22
- Latest action
- 2020-03-22 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
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.