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Federal Worker Childcare Protection Act of 2019

H.R. 780 · 116th Congress · Jan 24, 2019 · Lineage

A BILL

To provide reimbursement to certain Federal employees for childcare expenses during the lapse in appropriations beginning on or about December 22, 2018.

Section 1 Short Title

This Act may be cited as the “Federal Worker Childcare Protection Act of 2019”.

Sec. 2 Childcare reimbursement

Any Federal employee who is furloughed or working without receiving a paycheck during the lapse in appropriations beginning on or about December 22, 2018, and paying for childcare during such lapse shall receive reimbursement for such care—
(1)
subject to appropriations; and
(2)
if such an employee can provide documentation to the General Services Administration in the form a of a receipt from a childcare provider.