Bill Sponsor
House Bill 6709
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Coronavirus Frontline Workers Fair Pay Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on May 5, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
May 5, 2020
Latest Action
May 8, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
6709
Congress
116
Policy Area
Labor and Employment
Labor and Employment
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting hiring and composition of the workforce, wages and benefits, labor-management relations; occupational safety, personnel management, unemployment compensation. Measures concerning public-sector employment may fall under Government Operations and Politics policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Coronavirus Frontline Workers Fair Pay Act

This bill provides hazard pay, in addition to regular pay, to specified health care and essential workers during calendar year 2020. Health care workers, which include physicians and support staff, among others, are eligible for a maximum of $35,000 in aggregate hazard pay. Essential workers, as determined by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, are eligible for a maximum of $25,000 in aggregate hazard pay.

The Department of the Treasury must make payments to employers based on an employer's quarterly projections of the number of hours worked by eligible employees, including specified hours worked prior to the enactment of this bill. Employers must issue hazard payments to eligible employees not later than 14 days after receiving such payment from Treasury.

The bill establishes and provides funding for the Coronavirus Essential and High-Risk Health Care Workers Hazard Payment Fund to implement this program.

Text (1)
Actions (3)
05/08/2020
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E433-434)
05/05/2020
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
05/05/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:43:00 PM