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Coronavirus Workers’ Compensation for TSA Employees Act

Introduced: May 1, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Jun 1, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
May 1, 2020
Introduced in House
May 1, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Coronavirus Workers' Compensation for TSA Employees Act

This bill entitles certain employees of the Transportation Security Administration who are diagnosed with COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) during a specified period to federal workers' compensation benefits.

What's happening now June 1, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 13
Luria, Elaine
· Jul 16, 2020
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · May 15, 2020
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · May 15, 2020
Maloney, Sean
· May 15, 2020
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · May 15, 2020
Richmond, Cedric
· May 15, 2020
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · May 15, 2020
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · May 1, 2020
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · May 1, 2020
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 1, 2020
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · May 1, 2020
DEFAZIO, PETER
· May 1, 2020
Fudge, Marcia
· May 1, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 1, 2020
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 1, 2020
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · May 1, 2020
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · May 1, 2020
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · May 1, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6656: Coronavirus Workers’ Compensation for TSA Employees Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6656/
MLA
"H.R. 6656: Coronavirus Workers’ Compensation for TSA Employees Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6656/.
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H.R. 6656, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6656/.
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