Hazard Pay for the Frontlines During Health Emergencies Act
Latest action · Apr 10, 2020 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
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 10, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Hazard Pay for the Frontlines During Health Emergencies Act
This bill requires employers to pay specified health care workers 125% percent of such workers’ regular rate of pay during a federal public-health emergency.
Generally, health care workers who provide direct and essential services are eligible for such hazard pay. Workers not eligible for such pay include, among others, dentists, optometrists, physical therapists, and other therapists and related technicians.
Employers receive a payroll tax credit for up to 100% of the hazard wages paid each calendar quarter under this bill.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 10, 2020 to Jun 15, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OK | Kendra S. Horn | Original | Apr 10, 2020 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Apr 17, 2020 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Apr 17, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Apr 17, 2020 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Apr 23, 2020 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | May 1, 2020 | |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | May 12, 2020 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | May 14, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | May 22, 2020 | |
| D-GU | Michael F. Q. San Nicolas | Jun 8, 2020 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jun 15, 2020 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Apr 10, 2020 |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Apr 10, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 10, 2020Introduced in House
- Apr 10, 2020Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 69, April 10, 2020, page H1883.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 7117 | Essential Pay for Essential Workers Act | Related bill | Jun 4, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require employers to pay hazard pay to health care employees during public health emergencies, and to provide a tax credit for the cost of such pay.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Hazard Pay for the Frontlines During Health Emergencies Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
- Appropriations
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Disability assistance
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employment taxes
- Government trust funds
- Health personnel
- Income tax credits
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Labor and Employment
- Labor standards
- Social security and elderly assistance
- Wages and earnings
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 10, 2020Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
