HR 6709 116th Congress House Labor and Employment Appropriations Cardiovascular and respiratory health Emergency medical services and trauma care Government trust funds Health personnel Infectious and parasitic diseases Wages and earnings Worker safety and health

Coronavirus Frontline Workers Fair Pay Act

Introduced: May 5, 2020 See on congress.gov

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May 8, 2020

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E433-434)

May 5, 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.

May 5, 2020

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now May 8, 2020

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E433-434)

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