Text: H.R.7846 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)All Information (Except Text)

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Introduced in House (07/29/2020)


116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7846


To ensure access to Pandemic Unemployment Assistance for workers who are unable to obtain child and family care, and for other purposes.


IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 29, 2020

Ms. Porter (for herself and Ms. Sánchez) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means


A BILL

To ensure access to Pandemic Unemployment Assistance for workers who are unable to obtain child and family care, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Support Working Families Act of 2020”.

SEC. 2. Clarification of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance eligibility for primary care­giv­ing.

Section 2102(a)(3)(A)(ii)(I)(dd) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9021(a)(3)(A)(ii)(I)(dd)) is amended by striking “that is closed as a direct result of the COVID–19 public health emergency” and inserting “because the school or facility is closed or only partially reopened due to COVID–19, because child or family care is not available or affordable during the hours work is available due to COVID–19, or because physical attendance at the school or facility presents an unacceptable health risk for the household or the individual in need of care due to COVID–19,”.


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