,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #aba  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #aa1         
#bjba,ms4 ,m5g 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 
,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,mr4   
,khanna1 ,ms4 ,sewell1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1  
,mr4 ,lawson ( ,florida1 ,mrs4 ,c>olyn  
,b4 ,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,lee (  
,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,spei]1   
,ms4 ,cl>k ( ,massa*usetts1 ,ms4        
,wass]man ,s*ultz1 ,ms4 ,escob>1 ,mrs4  
,watson ,coleman1 ,mr4 ,torres ( ,new   
,york1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke (    
,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mrs4      
,beatty1 & ,mr4 ,b[man7 submitt$ !      
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,education & ,labor1 & 9  
addition to ! ,committees on            
,agriculture1 ,ways & ,means1 & ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly  
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$    
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ t ! ,unit$     
,/ates ne$s a ,m>%all ,plan = ,moms 9   

ord] to revitalize & re/ore mo!rs 9 !   
work=ce4  ,:]eas any relief & long-t]m  
recov]y f ! economic fall\t ( !         
,,covid-#ai p&emic mu/ recognize1       
rebuild1 & return mo!rs to ! work=ce2   
,:]eas wom51 & especially work+ mo!rs1  
are fac+ ! brunt ( ! economic fall\t ( !
 p&emic z a result ( exi/+ social b>ri]s
 & policy failures t h be5 comp\nd$ by  
endur+ racism & g5d] inju/ices1 su* z-- 
7#a7 ! lack ( a c>e infra/ructure1      
includ+ high *ild c>e co/s & *ild c>e   
des]ts2  7#b7 ! lack ( family-supportive
 workplaces2  7#c7 ! lack ( a national  
paid leave policy2 &  7#d7 g5d] & racial
 pay inequities2 ,:]eas1 at ! beg9n+ (  
#bjbj1 wom5 made up ! majority ( !      
work=ce = ! fir/ "t 9 almo/ a decade1   
ev5 z !y cont9u$ to unju/ly face g5d] & 
racial wage gaps2 ,:]eas wom5 are       
ov]repres5t$ 9 l[-wage jobs &           
und]repres5t$ 9 high-wage jobs1 mak+ up 
two-?irds ( m9imum-wage e>n]s2 ,:]eas   
,congress pass$ ! ,equal ,pay ,act 9    
#aifc1 & ! ,lilly ,l$bett] ,fair ,pay   

,act 9 #bjji1 b ! g5d] & racial wage    
gaps /ill p]si/ 9 e indu/ry1 at e level 
( employm5t1 reg>dless ( education level
 or exp]i5ce2 ,:]eas wom5's wages are   
key to _! families' economic security & 
survival2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjai1 be=e         
,,covid-#ai hit ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 !re 7  
r\ghly #i1gjj1jjj work+ mo!rs ) a *ild  
"u ! age ( #f2 ,:]eas mo!rs' e>n+s are  
inextricably l9k$ to ! families' e>n+s1 
su* t p] p>5ts' labor =ce p>ticipation  
rates-- 7#a7 ev5 #a p]c5t ( mo!rs leav+ 
! work=ce w\ld result 9 an e/imat$      
#h1gjj1jjj1jjj economic fall\t = work+  
families2 &  7#b7 ev5 #a p]c5t ( full-"t
 work+ mo!rs r$uc+ _! "w to "p-"t w\ld  
mean an e/imat$ #e1jjj1jjj1jjj less 9   
wages p] ye>2 ,:]eas total r$uctions 9  
wom5 9 ! work=ce p>ticipation c lead to 
#fd1ejj1jjj1jjj 9 lo/ income p] ye>2    
,:]eas ev5 be=e ! p&emic1 work+ mo!rs   
fac$ cont9u$ biases & /igmas 9 !        
workplace t c>egiv+ responsibilities w  
negatively impact _! "w p]=mance1 & n[  
^! conc]ns are int5sifi$ ) increas$     

family dem&s2 ,:]eas ,asian-,am]ican &  
,pacific ,isl&] wom51 9 p>ticul> ,s\!a/ 
,asian & ,pacific ,isl&] wom51 get paid 
z l[ z #j4ej = e doll> a ,:ite man      
makes1 illu/rat+ "s ( ! wide/ wage gaps 
among all wom5 & a pay gap t increases =
 ,asian-,am]ican wom5 ev5 m ) age2      
,:]eas ,black wom5 make only #j4fc = e  
doll> a ,:ite man makes1 & c lose       
#idf1jjj 9 _! lifetimes2 ,:]eas ,lat9a  
wom5 e>n #j4ee = e doll> e>n$ a ,:ite   
man1 & may lose ov] #a1ajj1jjj 9 wages  
ov] ! c\rse ( a #dj-ye> c>e]2 ,:]eas    
,native ,am]ican wom5 are paid #j4fj = e
 doll> a ,:ite man makes & are murd]$ at
 #aj times ! rate ( ! national av]age1  
ev5 ?\gh f9ancial indep5d5ce & security 
c increase *ances ( escap+ viol5ce = ^! 
wom52 ,:]eas wom5 ( color play a vital  
role 9 ! f9ancial /ability ( _!         
families1 & any disruptions to _! e>n+s 
w\ld be detrim5tal to ! welf>e ( _!     
families2 ,:]eas ,am]ican mo!rs are     
breadw9n]s 9 ne>ly half ( families )    
*ildr5 "u #ah1 includ+ #dh p]c5t ( ,:ite

 mo!rs1 #dc p]c5t ( ,asian-,am]ican &   
,pacific ,isl&] mo!rs1 #gi p]c5t (      
,black mo!rs1 #dh p]c5t ( ,lat9a mo!rs1 
& #fd p]c5t ( ,native ,am]ican mo!rs1 & 
yet ! wage gap = mo!rs is l>g] ?an =    
wom5 ov]all1 su* t mo!rs ) full-"t1     
ye>-r\nd jobs are paid #gj c5ts = e     
doll> paid to fa!rs2 ,:]eas wom5 ( color
 exp]i5ce high] pov]ty rates & high]    
wage gaps ?an _! ,:ite c\nt]p>ts due to 
disproportionate repres5tation 9 m9imum 
wage jobs2 ,:]eas wom5 h suff]$ !       
majority ( p&emic-relat$ job losses1    
:]e9 s9ce ,febru>y #bjbj1 wom5 h lo/ ov]
 #e1djj1jjj net jobs & acc\nt = #ee     
p]c5t ( ov]all net job loss s9ce ! />t (
 ! crisis2 ,:]eas dur+ ! p&emic1 mo!rs  
p]man5tly leav+ ! work=ce or r$uc+ "w   
h\rs are disrupt+ _! c>e] trajectory &  
endang]+ _! future ,social ,security    
e>n+s & o!r pot5tial retirem5t income2  
,:]eas *ild nutrition is inextricably & 
intimately relat$ to mo!rs 9 ! work=ce1 
su* t almo/ "o 9 f\r *ildr5 exp]i5c$    
food insecurity 9 #bjbj2 ,:]eas mo!rs   

are m ?an #c times z likely z fa!rs to  
be responsible = mo/ ( ! h\sework &     
c>egiv+1 & are #a4e times m likely ?an  
fa!rs to be sp5d+ an extra #c or m h\rs 
a day on h\sework & *ild c>e1 :i* is    
equival5t to #bj h\rs a week1 or half a 
full-"t job2 ,:]eas s+le mo!rs are m    
likely ?an o!r p>5ts to d all ! h\sework
 & *ild c>e 9 _! h\sehold1 & are m      
likely ?an mo!rs ov]all to claim        
f9ancial insecurity z "o ( _! top       
conc]ns2 ,:]eas ! p&emic has signal$ a  
f9ancial & emotional calamity =         
,am]ica's mo!rs1 :o are %\ld]+ !        
majority ( *ild c>e1 dome/ic "w1 &      
remote s*ool+ responsibilities2 ,:]eas  
?r\gh\t ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic1 wom5 (    
color "w on ! frontl9es z ess5tial      
work]s & across a v>iety ( indu/ries1   
su* z nurs+ assi/ants1 home heal? aides1
 & *ild c>e educators & provid]s2 ,:]eas
 millions ( ,am]icans are suff]+        
f9ancially due to ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic1 
b wom5 ( color are exp]i5c+ job loss at 
high] rates ?an _! ,:ite c\nt]p>ts2     

,:]eas #ajj p]c5t ( net jobs lo/ 9      
,decemb] #bjbj 7 jobs held by wom5 (    
color1 ) wom5 los+ #aef1jjj jobs1 & !re 
7 ov] #b1jjj1jjj few] wom5 9 ! labor =ce
 9 ,decemb] ?an !re 7 be=e ! p&emic     
began2 ,:]eas wom5 ( color are          
disproportionately repres5t$ 9 _m       
indu/ries t lack critical b5efits l paid
 sick leave1 includ+ food s]vices1      
hospitality1 retail1 & social assi/ance1
 & are exp]i5c+ significant job losses  
due to ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic2 ,:]eas1    
accord+ to ! ,bureau ( ,labor ,/ati/ics 
,janu>y #bjba unemploym5t data1 !       
jobless rate = ,black wom5 & ,lat9a wom5
 ag$ #bj & ov] is ov] #fj p]c5t high]   
?an _! ,:ite c\nt]p>ts2 ,:]eas ,asian   
,am]icans record$ ! highe/ jobless rates
 among wom5 9 ! la/ #f mon?s ( #bjbj1   
ev5 ?\gh prep&emic1 _! av]age           
unemploym5t rate 0 ! l[e/1 &            
,asian-,am]ican wom5 ag$ #af & above 7  
hit h>de/1 mak+ up #dd p]c5t ( unemploy$
 wom5 = at lea/ #f mon?s2 ,:]eas *ild   
c>e is ! lifel9e = work+ mo!rs1 & ov]   

?ree-f\r?s ( mo!rs ) *ildr5 "u age #aj  
say *ild c>e is "o ( _! top #c *all5ges 
dur+ ,,covid-#ai2 ,:]eas x is e/imat$ t 
z _m z #d1ejj1jjj *ild c>e slots c\ld be
 p]man5tly lo/ due to ! p&emic1 affect+ 
at lea/ #b1bej1jjj families2 ,:]eas z _m
 z #ee1jjj1jjj /ud5ts 7 =c$ into remote 
le>n+ z a result ( abrupt s*ool         
closures2 ,:]eas _m p>5ts are provid+   
remote le>n+ sup]vision = y\ng] *ildr51 
& #hj p]c5t ( mo!rs ( kids "u #ab ye>s (
 age h said !y are ! lead p>5t sup]vis+ 
remote le>n+2 ,:]eas int]ruptions by    
s*ool closures & *ild c>e h             
disproportionately impact$ m wom5 ?an   
m51 =c+ wom5 to r$uce "w h\rs1 take a   
leave ( abs5ce1 or p]man5tly leave !    
work=ce2 ,:]eas #ie p]c5t ( ! *ild c>e  
work=ce is compris$ ( wom51 & ne>ly     
two-?irds ( *ild c>e work]s ) *ildr5    
report access+ public support programs &
 (t5 /ruggle to af=d high-quality *ild  
c>e = _! own families2 ,:]eas #fj p]c5t 
( bus9esses 9 ! *ild c>e indu/ry are    
m9ority own$2 ,:]eas ess5tial work]s :o 

are s+le p>5ts face additional *all5ges 
& f9ancial burd5s reg>d+ _! ne$ =       
af=dable *ild c>e2 ,:]eas a significant 
inve/m5t 9 *ild c>e is simultane\sly job
 creat+ & job enabl+1 creat+ good jobs &
 support+ p>5tal employm5t2 ,:]eas      
access to paid leave 9 ! p&emic has be5 
l9k$ to a r$uction 9 ! spread (         
,,covid-#ai by z _m z #ae1jjj new cases 
p] day :]e p 7 able to use paid leave1 &
 paid leave has prev5t$ c\ntless        
evictions1 hospitalizations1 hungry     
*ildr51 & comp\nd$ /ressors2 ,:]eas paid
 leave saves jobs1 keeps wom5 & c>egiv]s
 9 ! work=ce1 & is a co/-effective tool 
= public heal? & economic recov]y2      
,:]eas ! unprec$5t$ burd5s ( *ild c>e1  
"w1 & remote le>n+ h /ra9$ m5tal &      
emotional heal? = mo!rs2 ,:]eas !       
/ressors on mo!rs are fur!r multipli$ by
 pov]ty1 race1 e?nicity1 be+ a s+le     
p>5t1 or hav+ *ildr5 :o h special ne$s1 
b lack social support dur+ ,,covid-#ai2 
& ,:]eas m ?an ?ree qu>t]s ( p>5ts )    
*ildr5 ages #h to #ab say ! unc]ta9ty ( 

! s*ool ye> is caus+ !m /ress3 ,n[1     
!re=e1 be x ,t x is ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives t-- 7#a7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ne$s a ,m>%all ,plan = ,moms 9 ord] to 
revitalize & re/ore mo!rs 9 ! work=ce2  
7#b7 mo!rs1 especially mo!rs ( color1 h 
be5 pu%$ to ! br9k ( economic1 social1 &
 emotional collapse dur+ ! p&emic       
because ( ! exi/+ economic & social     
inequalities wom5 h long fac$2  7#c7 any
 relief & long-t]m recov]y package to   
address ! ,,covid-#ai crisis mu/        
recognize & rebuild moms 9 ! work=ce1 9 
ord] to secure mean+ful & su/a9able     
economic recov]y1 by includ+1 at a      
m9imum-- 7,a7 a robu/ paid leave plan1  
:i* is ess5tial to secur+ families'     
physical & f9ancial heal?1 includ+      
em]g5cy paid leave policies t w\ld      
create a pa? t[>d p]man5t paid leave    
solutions1 su* z re9/at+ ! m&ate on     
em]g5cy paid leave1 & ensur+ t x        
includes employ]s ) m ?an #ejj          
employees1 & t x c be us$ = paid sick1  
family1 & m$ical leave to help p>5ts )  

additional c>egiv+ responsibilities1    
includ+-- 7i7 :5 a *ild or lov$ "o's    
s*ool or c>e c5t] is clos$1 p>ticipat+ 9
 remote le>n+ :5 giv5 a *oice1 or a     
hybrid le>n+ model2  7ii7 = p :o h or   
are c>+ = p ) ,,covid-#ai symptoms or   
are qu>ant9+ due to exposure2  7iii7 = p
 :o !mselves are exp]i5c+ heal? issues  
due to ,,covid-#ai2 &  7iv7 = p ne$+ to 
take "t to get ! vacc9e2  7,b7 rebuild+ 
& /abiliz+ ! *ild c>e indu/ry1 ) a      
vision t[>d univ]sal *ild c>e & e>ly    
le>n+1 :i* are ess5tial to economic     
recov]y & bol/]+ wom5 9 ! labor =ce1    
includ+ imm$iate inve/m5ts to-- 7i7     
support & ensure *ild c>e programs d n  
close _! doors p]man5tly & c reop52     
7ii7 provide ess5tial duty pay = *ild   
c>e work]s 9 programs t rema9 op5 dur+ !
 crisis2  7iii7 safely meet all new     
regulations2 &  7iv7 fund ,head ,/>t &  
,e>ly ,head ,/>t to meet sanitation1    
p]sonnel co/s1 & infra/ructure ne$s to  
deliv] programs t safely s]ve families  
dur+ ! p&emic2  7,c7 major inve/m5ts 9  

our education sy/ems1 :i* mu/ be made 9 
ord] to safely reop5 s*ools & campuses1 
by provid+ fund+ to support & protect ! 
safety & heal? ( educators1 support     
/aff1 /ud5ts1 & families ?r\gh-- 7i7    
equipp+ /ud5ts ) hotspots & devices to  
help n>r[ ! digital divide & close !    
homework gap2  7ii7 direct+ funds =     
p]sonal protective equipm5t & build+    
upgrades2  7iii7 putt+ 9 place !        
infra/ructure & res\rces to te/1 trace1 
& isolate new cases2  7iv7 (f]+ m5tal   
heal? res\rces = /ud5ts1 families1 &    
/aff2 &  7v7 supply+ o!r inve/m5ts =    
*ildr5 ) disabilities2  7,d7 access to  
nutriti\s food z a heal? & human "r1    
includ+ ?r\gh-- 7i7 boo/+ ,,snap maximum
 & m9imum b5efits2  7ii7 resc9d+ all    
,,snap rule *anges t w\ld limit1        
t]m9ate1 or compromise b5efits2 &  7iii7
 increas+ funds = s*ool meals & o!r     
nutrition programs to meet an unprec$5t$
 dem&2  7,e7 *ild pov]ty r$uction tools 
t are necess>y = families' economic     
security & mu/ include recurr+ *ild     

b5efits & an exp&$ & improv$ *ild tax   
cr$it & e>n$ income tax cr$it2  7,f7 an 
exp&$ unemploym5t insurance program t   
mu/ b5efit /ruggl+ work]s1 includ+ ^?   
exp]i5c+ long-t]m unemploym5t2  7,g7    
rais+ ! ,f$]al m9imum wage to #ae p] h\r
 or high] = all m9imum wage work]s2 &   
7,h7 access to m5tal heal? support =    
mo!rs1 :i* is ess5tial to ma9ta9+ !     
heal? ( ! family2 &  7#d7 ,unit$ ,/ates 
employ]s & policymak]s mu/ prioritize   
address+ ! economic cliff fac+ mo!rs &  
make p]man5t ! a=em5tion$ policies s t  
mo!rs are protect$ aga9/ any future     
economic calamities4