HR 6439 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Hazard Pay Expansion Act

Introduced Apr 3, 2020 Originated House Sponsor Joe Cunningham D-SC

Latest action · Apr 3, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedApr 3, 2020
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Hazard Pay Expansion Act

This bill permits the uniformed services to pay hazardous duty pay to a servicemember who, during a declared national public health emergency, performs duty deemed hazardous based upon frequent exposure to the cause of that public health emergency.

Cosponsors 6

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 14, 2020 to May 8, 2020.

Seat	Cosponsor	Signed on
D-WA	Denny Heck	Apr 14, 2020
D-DC	Eleanor Holmes Norton	Apr 14, 2020
D-CO	Joe Neguse	Apr 14, 2020
D-VA	Elaine G. Luria	May 8, 2020
D-CA	J. Luis Correa	May 8, 2020
D-TX	Sheila Jackson Lee	May 8, 2020

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Armed Services Committee	Referred Apr 3, 2020

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Apr 3, 2020Introduced in House
Apr 3, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution Clause 1, ``The Congress shall have Power To . . . pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States;'' Clause 14, ``To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces;'' Clause 18, ``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers . . .''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 65, April 3, 2020, page H1875.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To amend title 37, United States Code, to extend eligibility for hazardous duty pay to members of the uniformed services exposed to the cause of a declared public health emergency.
Short Title(s) as Introduced: Hazard Pay Expansion Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Apr 3, 2020Introduced in House

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