US Congress House Bill 7341 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: Introduced on June 25 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-06-25 - Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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.
Pending: House Oversight and Reform Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Provides additional benefits and flexibilities for federal employees during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. Among other things, the bill allows federal employees to be reimbursed for the cost of child care or for the care of a relative who has COVID-19, if the employee is unable to provide such care due to work constraints; requires federal agencies to allow eligible employees to telework through December 31, 2020; allows federal employees who are unable to travel to, or perform work at, an approved worksite due to the pandemic to receive weather and safety leave; and establishes, and provides specified funds for, a pay differential for federal employees whose duties require a certain level of possible exposure to COVID-19.

Federal Workforce Health and Safety During the Pandemic Act

Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]
Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Jimmy Gomez [D-CA]
Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Rep. Jennifer Wexton [D-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-06-25	House	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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.
2020-06-25	House	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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.
2020-06-25	House	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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.
2020-06-25	House	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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.
2020-06-25	House	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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.
2020-06-25	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7341/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7341/BILLS-116hr7341ih.pdf