I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 780 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 24, 2019 Ms. Omar (for herself, Ms. Norton , Ms. Moore , Ms. Pressley , Ms. Ocasio-Cortez , Mr. Hastings , Ms. Tlaib , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Blumenauer , Ms. Lee of California , Mr. Ruppersberger , Mr. Nadler , Mr. Cicilline , Mr. Foster , Mr. Beyer , Mr. Cox of California , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Mr. Pocan , Ms. Schakowsky , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Mr. Levin of Michigan , Mr. DeSaulnier , Ms. Hill of California , Mr. Garamendi , Mr. Soto , Ms. Jayapal , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Neguse , Mr. Meeks , Mrs. Lawrence , and Mr. Carson of Indiana ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To provide reimbursement to certain Federal employees for childcare expenses during the lapse in appropriations beginning on or about December 22, 2018.

1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the Federal Worker Childcare Protection Act of 2019 . 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.