Veteran Employment and Child Care Access Act of 2019
Latest action · Dec 2, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 12, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Veteran Employment and Child Care Access Act of 2019
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide child care assistance to an eligible veteran for any period that the veteran (1) receives VA training or vocational rehabilitation, and (2) is required to travel to and from a facility for the receipt of such training or rehabilitation. Child care assistance may only be provided once for a child and for a period shorter than six months, but the VA is authorized to waive such limitations.
The term eligible veteran is defined as a veteran who is the primary caretaker of a child and (1) who is receiving VA training or vocational rehabilitation on a full-time basis, or needs and would receive such training or rehabilitation from the VA but for the lack of child care; and (2) whose family's adjusted gross income meets certain criteria.
The bill provides for various types of child care assistance, as the VA considers appropriate.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 12, 2019 to Jul 31, 2020, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | Nov 12, 2019 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Nov 12, 2019 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Nov 12, 2019 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Nov 12, 2019 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Nov 14, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Nov 14, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Jul 31, 2020 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 2, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Nov 12, 2019Introduced in House
- Nov 12, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2825 | Veteran Employment and Child Care Access Act of 2019 | Identical bill | Nov 7, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 12, 2019Introduced in House
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