HR 7630 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

COACH Act

Introduced Jul 16, 2020 Originated House Sponsor Abby Finkenauer D-IA

Latest action · Jul 16, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

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.

IntroducedJul 16, 2020
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Convening Operations Assistance for Childcare Heroes Act or the COACH Act

This bill requires the Small Business Administration to maintain a resource guide for small businesses operating as child care providers that includes guidance on topics such as operations, finances, and compliance with relevant laws.

Cosponsors 17

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 16, 2020 to Sep 11, 2020; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-MN	Angie Craig	Original	Jul 16, 2020
R-MO	Ann Wagner	Original	Jul 16, 2020
R-NC	Dan Bishop	Original	Jul 16, 2020
R-MI	John R. Moolenaar	Original	Jul 16, 2020
D-CA	Judy Chu	Original	Jul 16, 2020
R-MN	Pete Stauber	Original	Jul 16, 2020
D-NJ	Albio Sires		Aug 25, 2020
R-PA	Brian K. Fitzpatrick		Aug 25, 2020
D-IL	Bradley Scott Schneider		Aug 28, 2020
D-CA	Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.		Aug 28, 2020
D-CA	Josh Harder		Aug 28, 2020
D-MD	Kweisi Mfume		Aug 28, 2020
D-GU	Michael F. Q. San Nicolas		Aug 28, 2020
D-AZ	Tom O'Halleran		Sep 1, 2020
D-PA	Conor Lamb		Sep 4, 2020
D-IA	David Loebsack		Sep 4, 2020
D-PA	Chrissy Houlahan		Sep 11, 2020

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Small Business Committee	Referred Jul 16, 2020

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jul 16, 2020Introduced in House
Jul 16, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 126, July 16, 2020, page H3090.

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To amend the Small Business Act to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to publish or update a resource guide for small business concerns operating as child care providers, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced: COACH Act; Convening Operations Assistance for Childcare Heroes Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jul 16, 2020Introduced in House

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