US Congress House Bill 6709 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 23-0)
Status: Introduced on May 5 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-05-08 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E433-434)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Provides hazard pay, in addition to regular pay, to specified health care and essential workers during calendar year 2020. Health care workers, which include physicians and support staff, among others, are eligible for a maximum of $35,000 in aggregate hazard pay. Essential workers, as determined by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, are eligible for a maximum of $25,000 in aggregate hazard pay.The Department of the Treasury must make payments to employers based on an employer's quarterly projections of the number of hours worked by eligible employees, including specified hours worked prior to the enactment of this bill. Employers must issue hazard payments to eligible employees not later than 14 days after receiving such payment from Treasury.The bill establishes and provides funding for the Coronavirus Essential and High-Risk Health Care Workers Hazard Payment Fund to implement this program.

Coronavirus Frontline Workers Fair Pay Act

Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]
Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]	Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]
Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]
Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]
Rep. Max Rose [D-NY]	Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-05-08	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E433-434)
2020-05-05	House	Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2020-05-05	House	Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2020-05-05	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6709/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6709/BILLS-116hr6709ih.pdf