{"bill":{"id":"116-hr-7720","congress":116,"type":"HR","number":7720,"title":"Helping Child Care Providers Respond to the Coronavirus Public Health Emergency Act of 2020","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2020-07-22","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"C001123","fullName":"Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-39]","party":"D","state":"CA","district":39}],"cosponsorsCount":1,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2020-07-22","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor."},"policyArea":"Families","subjects":["Cardiovascular and respiratory health","Child care and development","Child health","Emergency medical services and trauma care","Health technology, devices, supplies","Infectious and parasitic diseases","Worker safety and health"],"actions":[{"date":"2020-07-22","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2020-07-22","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2020-07-22","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":" <p><b>Helping Child Care Providers Respond to the Coronavirus Public Health Emergency Act of 2020</b></p> <p>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. </p>","updateDate":"2025-07-21T19:44:15Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":257,"ts":"2026-04-19T09:54:51.029Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Helping%20Child%20Care%20Providers%20Respond%20to%20the%20Coronavirus%20Publ"}]}}