HR 6509
116th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Cancer
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
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
Public Safety Officer Pandemic Response Act of 2020
Everywhere this bill has been
9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 1, 2020
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 27, 2020
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2316)
May 27, 2020
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
May 27, 2020
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6509.
May 27, 2020
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 27, 2020
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2316-2319)
May 27, 2020
Mr. Nadler moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Apr 14, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 14, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English 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.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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