House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law

Child Care Is Essential Act

H.R. 7027Introduced May 27, 2020Policy area: Families

Where it went

IntroducedMay 27, 2020
Committee actionskipped
Passed HouseJul 29, 2020 · 249–163
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jul 30, 2020 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7027.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 7027, Child Care is Essential Act” on July 17, 2020. CBO’s description reads “As posted on the House Rules Committee website (Rules Committee Print 116-58 https://rules.house.gov/bill/116/hr-7027)”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 17, 2020 ↗
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56478
CBO publication date
July 17, 2020
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 7027, 116th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/7027
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 20, 2026
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. DeLAURO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 99, May 27, 2020, Page H2321):
Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 27, 2020 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 7027, 116th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/7027
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 20, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

148 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 147 Democrats

1 of 148 cosponsors (1%) are from the other party.

Alma Adams (D-NC), Colin Allred (D-TX), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Anthony Brown (D-MD), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Sean Casten (D-IL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Angie Craig (D-MN), Jason Crow (D-CO), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA) and 118 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Rosa DeLauro.

Sponsor’s state and district

Connecticut in Congress · CT-3 district

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