Child Care Protection Improvement Act of 2020
Latest action · Dec 31, 2020 Became Public Law No: 116-279.
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.
- IntroducedOct 23, 2019
- Passed SenateMar 5, 2020
- Passed HouseSep 16, 2020
- To the PresidentDec 21, 2020
- Became lawDec 31, 2020Public Law 116-279
Summary
Child Care Protection Improvement Act of 2020
This bill establishes an interagency task force, chaired by the Administration for Children and Families, to support states in conducting required criminal background checks for childcare staff members. Specifically, the task force must consult with relevant state agencies and develop recommendations and best practices. This includes evaluating how agencies are responding to interstate requests for information about staff, or prospective staff, who have lived in another state within the preceding five years. The task force must submit a final report with its recommendations within one year of the first meeting of the task force.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 23, 2019 to Dec 11, 2019; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Oct 23, 2019 |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Dec 10, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Dec 10, 2019 | |
| D-AL | Doug Jones | Dec 11, 2019 | |
| R-IN | Mike Braun | Dec 11, 2019 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Oct 23, 2019Markup Dec 12, 2019Reported Dec 17, 2019 |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Mar 9, 2020 |
Actions 22
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 31, 2020Signed by President.
- Dec 31, 2020Became Public Law No: 116-279.
- Dec 21, 2020Presented to President.
- Dec 20, 2020Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 19, 2020Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment to S. 2683 by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S7853)
- Sep 17, 2020Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
- Sep 16, 2020Mrs. McBath moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 16, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4447-4449)
- Sep 16, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2683.
- Sep 16, 2020Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4447-4448)
- Sep 16, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 9, 2020Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Mar 9, 2020Received in the House.
- Mar 9, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Mar 5, 2020Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S1611-1612)
- Mar 5, 2020The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.
- Mar 5, 2020Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S1612)
- Dec 17, 2019Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Alexander with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Dec 17, 2019Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 370.
- Dec 12, 2019Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Oct 23, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Oct 23, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7853Motions S7853 | Cory Gardner R-CO (motion) | Dec 19, 2020 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4447–H4449Text printed H4447 | Brett Guthrie R-KY, Fred Keller R-PA, Gregory F. Murphy R-NC, Lucy McBath D-GA | Sep 16, 2020 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1611Text printed S1612Amendments S1607, S1611, S1612 | Lamar Alexander R-TN (amendment), Mitch McConnell R-KY | Mar 5, 2020 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jan 28, 2020S. 2683, Child Care Protection Improvement Act of 2019As reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on December 17, 2019
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47312 | The Child Care and Development Block Grant: In Brief | Report | Dec 3, 2024 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 1522 | In the nature of a substitute. | Lamar Alexander R-TN | Amendment SA 1522 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1408 | Child Care Protection Improvement Act of 2019 | Related bill | May 9, 2019 |
| HR 3986 | Child Care Protection Improvement Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jul 25, 2019 |
Titles 10
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to establish a task force to assist States in implementing hiring requirements for child care staff members to improve child safety.
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Child Care Protection Improvement Act of 2020
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Child Care Protection Improvement Act of 2020
- Other Short Titles
- Child Care Protection Improvement Act of 2020
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Child Care Protection Improvement Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- Child Care Protection Improvement Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- Child Care Protection Improvement Act of 2020
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- Child Care Protection Improvement Act of 2020
- Short Title(s) from Engrossed Amendment House bill text
- Child Care Protection Improvement Act of 2020
- Short Titles from RFH (Referred to House) bill text
- Child Care Protection Improvement Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Families.
- Child care and development
- Child safety and welfare
- Congressional oversight
- Crimes against children
- Criminal justice information and records
- Domestic violence and child abuse
- Employee hiring
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Families
- Intergovernmental relations
- Personnel records
- Sex offenses
- State and local government operations
- User charges and fees
Text 6
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Sep 16, 2020Engrossed Amendment House
- Mar 9, 2020Referred in House
- Mar 5, 2020Engrossed in Senate
- Dec 17, 2019Reported to Senate
- Oct 23, 2019Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
