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H.R. 6699 116th Congress House

Opportunities for Heroes Act of 2020

Official title: To establish a commission to determine essential employment during the COVID-19 crisis period and provide loan repayment and education credit to workers employ… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To establish a commission to determine essential employment during the COVID-19 crisis period and provide loan repayment and education credit to workers employed in such essential employment during such crisis, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 8, 2020 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Cardiovascular and respiratory healthCongressional oversightDepartment of LaborEmergency medical services and trauma care
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Employee benefits and pensionsEmployment and training programsExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHigher educationIncome tax exclusionInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedical educationStudent aid and college costsWages and earningsWorker safety and health
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May 5, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and 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.
May 5, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 5, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and 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.

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Opportunities for Heroes Act of 2020

This bill establishes the Essential Employment Commission and directs the commission to publish a list of types of employment that are essential during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) crisis. The bill provides essential workers with student loan relief of up to $25,000, and an education credit of up to $25,000. These benefits may be applied to an essential worker's spouse or children.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 29
All 29 Democratic 23 Republican 1
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jun 11, 2020
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 11, 2020
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · May 27, 2020
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Carson, André
Indiana · May 15, 2020
ENGEL, ELIOT
· May 15, 2020
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · May 15, 2020
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 12, 2020
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Foster, Bill
Illinois · May 12, 2020
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · May 8, 2020
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Escobar, Veronica
Texas · May 8, 2020
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 8, 2020
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Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · May 8, 2020
Perlmutter, Ed
· May 8, 2020
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · May 8, 2020
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · May 5, 2020
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Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · May 5, 2020
Demings, Val
· May 5, 2020
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · May 5, 2020
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Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · May 5, 2020
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · May 5, 2020
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Meng, Grace
New York · May 5, 2020
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Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · May 5, 2020
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · May 5, 2020
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · May 5, 2020
Rice, Kathleen
· May 5, 2020
RYAN, TIM
· May 5, 2020
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · May 5, 2020
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Vargas, Juan
California · May 5, 2020
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · May 5, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6699: Opportunities for Heroes Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6699/
MLA
"H.R. 6699: Opportunities for Heroes Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6699/.
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H.R. 6699, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6699/.
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