US SB3617 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on May 6 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-05-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 6 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-05-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires the Department of Defense to pay hazardous duty pay during 2020 to active-duty regular or reserve servicemembers for duty related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Such pay shall be not less than $150 a month, retroactively applied, provided in addition to any other pay and allowances to which the member is entitled, and excluded as gross income for purposes of federal income taxation.
Title
A bill to require payment of hazardous duty pay for members of the Armed Forces performing duty in response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
| Sen. Joni Ernst [R-IA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-05-06 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health personnel
Income tax exclusion
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Military civil functions
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents
Wages and earnings
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health personnel
Income tax exclusion
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Military civil functions
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents
Wages and earnings
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3617/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3617/BILLS-116s3617is.pdf |
