,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #eid  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ba1 #bjbj,mrs4  
,loeffl] 7= h]self & ,ms4 ,ern/7        
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,heal?1       
,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions          
,,resolution  ,call+ = ! paym5ts to     
,/ates = ! ,*ild ,c>e & ,developm5t     
,block ,grant program to be suffici5t to
 cov] losses exp]i5c$ by *ild c>e       
provid]s due to ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic4   
,:]eas ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic has disrupt$
 ! *ild c>e m>ket & has result$ 9       
decreas$ dem& = *ild c>e1 closures (    
*ild c>e provid]s1 & unemploym5t =      
p>5ts2 ,:]eas be=e ! p&emic1 _m work+   
families fac$ *all5ges ( increas+ co/s (
 *ild c>e1 & a lack ( access to *ild    
c>e1 includ+ a lack ( access 9 *ild c>e 
des]ts2 ,:]eas 9 ! mon?s be=e ! p&emic1 
! ,*ild ,c>e & ,developm5t ,block ,grant
 program provid$ access to af=dable *ild
 c>e ea* mon? to ne>ly #hej1jjj         
families1 & ov] #a1djj1jjj *ildr52      

,:]eas *ild c>e provid]s h lo/          
significant income f families :o _c pay 
& f r$uc$ ,/ate reimbursem5ts2 ,:]eas 9 
,m>* #bjbj1 9 a nationwide survey ( *ild
 c>e provid]s1 #cj p]c5t ( ! *ild c>e   
provid]s said !y w\ld n )/& a closure ( 
m ?an #b weeks )\t significant public   
inve/m5t & support1 an additional #ag   
p]c5t ( ! *ild c>e provid]s said !y w\ld
 n )/& a closure ( any am\nt ( "t )\t t 
inve/m5t & support1 & only #aa p]c5t ( !
 *ild c>e provid]s 7 confid5t !y c\ld   
)/& a closure ( an indet]m9ate l5g? )\t 
t inve/m5t & support2 ,:]eas *ild c>e   
provid]s t rema9 op5 are support+ our   
,nation's front l9e ( def5se by provid+ 
*ild c>e = ess5tial work]s :o are fir/  
respond]s1 heal? c>e1 public transit1 & 
groc]y /ore work]s1 & work]s 9 ess5tial 
indu/ries1 & :o h an e/imat$ #f1jjj1jjj 
*ildr5 "u ! age ( #ac 9 ne$ ( em]g5cy   
c>e2 ,:]eas ^? provid]s are fac+        
*all5ges ( increas$ co/s = clean+ _!    
facilities & provid+ a safe environm5t =
 *ildr52 ,:]eas ! ,,c>es ,act provid$   

#c1ejj1jjj1jjj = ! ,*ild ,c>e &         
,developm5t ,block ,grant program &     
mu*-ne$$ relief = families & bus9esses2 
,:]eas an e/imat$ additional            
#be1jjj1jjj1jjj is /ill ne$$ = ! ,*ild  
,c>e & ,developm5t ,block ,grant program
 to provide m9imum suffici5t funds to   
,/ates1 ensur+ t _m *ild c>e provid]s   
rema9 op5 & _m o!rs are able to reop5 _!
 facilities2 & ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates is
 beg9n+ to recov] & accessible *ild c>e 
is crucial = work+ p>5ts to return to   
"w3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate calls  
=-- 7#a7 significant funds1 9 addition  
to ! am\nt provid$ "u ! ,,c>es ,act     
7,public ,law #aaf-acf71 to be made     
available ?r\gh paym5ts to ,/ates = !   
,*ild ,c>e & ,developm5t ,block ,grant  
program2 &  7#b7 ^? funds to be us$ = ! 
purposes ( mak+ ma9t5ance grants =      
eligible *ild c>e provid]s "u ! ,*ild   
,c>e & ,developm5t ,block ,grant ,act   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #iheh et seq47-- 7,a7 to 
support ! provid]s 9 pay+ co/s associat$
 ) closures1 or decreas$ att5dance or   

enrollm5t1 relat$ to coronavirus2 &     
7,b7 to assure ! provid]s are able to   
rema9 op5 or reop5 z appropriate4