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

116-hr-6460, To provide funding for needed child and adult care so that essential workers can report to work during the COVID-19 pandemic., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6460
- Congress: 116
- Title: To provide funding for needed child and adult care so that essential workers can report to work during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
- Introduced: 2020-04-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Policy area: Families
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (14)

- JOHN LEWIS (D-GA), 2020-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2020-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2020-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2020-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2020-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2020-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2020-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2020-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2020-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2020-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2020-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2020-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-7330: GREEN Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
- 116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- 116-hr-2474: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-6460 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6460)

## Related
- [116-hr-7330: GREEN Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7330)
- [116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7120)
- [116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2694)
- [116-hr-2474: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2474)
- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
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