COVID–19 Victims Compensation Fund Act
Latest action · Jul 16, 2020 Referred to the House 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.
- IntroducedJul 16, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
COVID-19 Victims Compensation Fund Act
This bill allows individuals to file claims and receive compensation for harm or death suffered as a result of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
A Special Master appointed by the Department of Health and Human Services must review claims submitted and determine if a claimant is eligible for compensation, the extent of the harm to the claimant, and the amount of compensation to be awarded.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 16, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 16, 2020Introduced in House
- Jul 16, 2020Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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. 126, July 16, 2020, page H3090.
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 98 | COVID–19 Victims Compensation Fund Act | Reintroduced Bill | Mar 1, 2021 |
| S 3755 | Pandemic Heroes Compensation Act of 2020 | Related bill | May 18, 2020 |
| HR 6909 | Pandemic Heroes Compensation Act of 2020 | Related bill | May 15, 2020 |
| HR 7672 | Coronavirus Victims Compensation Fund Act of 2020 | Related bill | Jul 20, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for the establishment of a COVID-19 Compensation Fund to compensate claimants for harms resulting from suffering from COVID-19, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- COVID–19 Victims Compensation Fund Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Administrative remedies
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Cemeteries and funerals
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Economic performance and conditions
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Government trust funds
- Health care costs and insurance
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Law
- Unemployment
- Wages and earnings
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 16, 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.
