# 116-hr-7720: Helping Child Care Providers Respond to the Coronavirus Public Health Emergency Act of 2020

116-hr-7720, Helping Child Care Providers Respond to the Coronavirus Public Health Emergency Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7720
- Congress: 116
- Title: Helping Child Care Providers Respond to the Coronavirus Public Health Emergency Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2020-07-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Families
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Helping Child Care Providers Respond to the Coronavirus Public Health Emergency Act of 2020 This bill authorizes child care providers to use payments received through the Child Care and Development Fund for sanitization and other costs associated with the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2020-07-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-8345: Air Carrier Worker Support Extension Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act
- 116-hr-7500: Limit on the Expansion of the Authorization for Use of Military Force Act
- 116-hr-7481: RESTART Act
- 116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-7720 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7720)

## Related
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-8345: Air Carrier Worker Support Extension Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8345)
- [116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7642)
- [116-hr-7500: Limit on the Expansion of the Authorization for Use of Military Force Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7500)
- [116-hr-7481: RESTART Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7481)
- [116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7197)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7720 (as of 2025-11-18).