Child Care Is Essential Act
Sponsor: ROSA DELAURO (D-CT)
, coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. The bill establishes the fund within the existing Department of Health and Human Services Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) program, and the grants must be administered by the existing CCDBG lead agencies of states, tribes, or territories. Child care providers that are currently open or temporarily closed due to COVID-19 are eligible to receive grant awards, which are based on the provider's operating costs before the COVID-19 public health emergency and adjusted to account for the increased costs of providing child care as a result of COVID-19.
Families Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.
Who won, and how much of the country was behind them
The dotted gap is 5.4% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.
| Side | Outcome | Votes | Share of U.S. adults |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yea | Won | 249 | 57.1% |
| Nay | Lost | 163 | 37.5% |
| Not represented on this question | No position taken | 0 | 5.4% |