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H.R. 7341 116th Congress House

Federal Workforce Health and Safety During the Pandemic Act

Official title: To provide support and flexibility for the Federal workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 25, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Jun 25, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and 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.
Jun 25, 2020
Introduced in House
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Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and 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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Workforce Health and Safety During the Pandemic Act

This bill provides additional benefits and flexibilities for federal employees during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.

Among other things, the bill

  • allows federal employees to be reimbursed for the cost of child care or for the care of a relative who has COVID-19, if the employee is unable to provide such care due to work constraints;
  • requires federal agencies to allow eligible employees to telework through December 31, 2020;
  • allows federal employees who are unable to travel to, or perform work at, an approved worksite due to the pandemic to receive weather and safety leave; and
  • establishes, and provides specified funds for, a pay differential for federal employees whose duties require a certain level of possible exposure to COVID-19.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 5
Wexton, Jennifer
· Jun 29, 2020
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jun 26, 2020
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Jun 25, 2020
Lawrence, Brenda
· Jun 25, 2020
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jun 25, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 25, 2020
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jun 25, 2020
Sarbanes, John
· Jun 25, 2020
Speier, Jackie
· Jun 25, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7341: Federal Workforce Health and Safety During the Pandemic Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7341/
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"H.R. 7341: Federal Workforce Health and Safety During the Pandemic Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7341/.
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H.R. 7341, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7341/.
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