HOUSE 840116th CongressReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Veterans’ Access to Child Care Act

Last Action: 2/11/2019

Actions

2019-02-11Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2019-02-08The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 840.
2019-02-08Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2019-02-08On passage Passed by recorded vote: 400 - 9 (Roll no. 75).
2019-02-08Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 400 - 9 (Roll no. 75).
2019-02-08On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 200 - 214 (Roll no. 74).
2019-02-08The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
2019-02-08DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Barr motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to add a subsection to section 2 pertaining to additional requirements for child care providers.
2019-02-08Mr. Barr moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text: CR H1479)
2019-02-08The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
2019-02-08The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
2019-02-08The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 840.
2019-02-08MOMENT OF SILENCE - Mr. Hoyer addressed the Committee and led a moment of silence in memory of the life and legacy of the Honorable John Dingell.
2019-02-08DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 105, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Slotkin amendment No. 21.
2019-02-08DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 105, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Sherrill amendment No. 20.

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CRS Summary

As of 2019-02-08 (53)

Veterans' Access to Child Care Act

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide child care assistance to an eligible veteran who is actively participating in treatment by attending appointments for any period that the veteran (1) receives covered health care services at a VA facility, and (2) is required to travel to and return from such facility for the receipt of such services.

The bill defines covered health care services to mean regular mental health care services, intensive mental health care services, health care services related to substance or drug abuse counseling, intensive health care services related to physical therapy for a service-connected disability, emergency mental health care services, or such other intensive health care services that the VA determines would be more accessible to veterans if child care assistance is provided.

The term eligible veteran is defined as a veteran who is the primary caretaker of a child and who is (1) receiving covered health care services from the VA, or (2) needs and would receive such services from the VA but for the lack of child care.

The bill provides for various types of child care assistance, as the VA considers appropriate. Such child care shall not be provided by any center or agency that employs a person who has been convicted of a sex crime, a crime involving a child victim, a violent crime, or a drug felony.

The bill requires the VA to inform eligible veterans of the available child care assistance.

The VA must post an easily accessible notice on a VA website describing the child care assistance benefit and eligibility requirements.

Cosponsors (20)

Brian Higgins (D-NY)
ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
Katie Hill (D-CA)
Max Rose (D-NY)
Filemon Vela (D-TX)
Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
Gwen Moore (D-WI)
Joe Courtney (D-CT)
Jefferson Van Drew (D-NJ)
Tom Malinowski (D-NJ)
Ann Kuster (D-NH)
SHEILA JACKSON LEE (D-TX)
Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA)
Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA)
Salud Carbajal (D-CA)
Derek Kilmer (D-WA)
Elaine Luria (D-VA)
Steven Horsford (D-NV)
Harley Rouda (D-CA)

Subjects

Child care and development
Mental health
Veterans' medical care

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