Public Safety Officer Pandemic Response Act of 2020
Latest action · Jun 1, 2020 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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 14, 2020
- Passed HouseMay 27, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Public Safety Officer Pandemic Response Act of 2020
This bill creates a presumption that certain public safety officers who contract COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) and were on duty during the 45-day period prior to the diagnosis or positive test result are eligible for certain benefits payable when public safety officers are injured or killed in the line of duty.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 14, 2020 to May 27, 2020; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Original | Apr 14, 2020 |
| D-NY | Max Rose | Original | Apr 14, 2020 |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Apr 17, 2020 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Apr 17, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Apr 17, 2020 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Apr 17, 2020 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Apr 17, 2020 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Apr 17, 2020 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Apr 17, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Apr 17, 2020 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Apr 17, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Apr 17, 2020 | |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Apr 17, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Apr 17, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Apr 21, 2020 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Apr 14, 2020 |
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jun 1, 2020 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 1, 2020Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- May 27, 2020Mr. Nadler moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- May 27, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2316-2319)
- May 27, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6509.
- May 27, 2020Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2316)
- May 27, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Apr 14, 2020Introduced in House
- Apr 14, 2020Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H2316–H2319Text printed H2316Notices H2320Estimated budget effects of H.R. 6509, Public Safety Officer Pandemic Response Act | Bill Pascrell, Jr. D-NJ, Guy Reschenthaler R-PA, Jerrold Nadler D-NY, John A. Yarmuth D-KY, Max Rose D-NY, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | May 27, 2020 |
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. 71, April 14, 2020, page H1889.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6800 | The Heroes Act | Related bill | Jul 23, 2020 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide public safety officer death and disability benefits for certain public safety officers who contract COVID-19, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Public Safety Officer Pandemic Response Act of 2020
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Public Safety Officer Pandemic Response Act of 2020
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Public Safety Officer Pandemic Response Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Cancer
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Disability and paralysis
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Fires
- First responders and emergency personnel
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Law enforcement officers
- Mental health
- Musculoskeletal and skin diseases
- Terrorism
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 1, 2020Referred in Senate
- May 27, 2020Engrossed in House
- Apr 14, 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.
