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HR 8441 116th Congress House

Frontline Heroes Act

Official title: To establish certain protections and benefits for front line workers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 29, 2020 Introduced by: Torres, Norma J. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Health Administrative remediesCardiovascular and respiratory healthCongressional oversightDepartment of Justice
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Disability and paralysisEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee benefits and pensionsGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHigher educationInfectious and parasitic diseasesJudicial review and appealsMedical educationMedical researchMedical tests and diagnostic methodsStudent aid and college costsWorker safety and health
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Sep 29, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, 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.
Sep 29, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 29, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, 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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Frontline Heroes Act

This bill establishes temporary programs within the Department of Justice to compensate frontline health care workers or their survivors for disabilities or deaths resulting from COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The bill also requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to collect COVID-19 outcome and mortality data for personnel of health care facilities and long-term care facilities and to study the long-term health impacts of COVID-19, including its potential to cause disabilities.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 8
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Carson, André
Indiana · Sep 29, 2020
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Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Sep 29, 2020
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Connolly, Gerald E.
Virginia · Sep 29, 2020
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Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Sep 29, 2020
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Sep 29, 2020
Lee, Barbara
· Sep 29, 2020
Napolitano, Grace
· Sep 29, 2020
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 29, 2020
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Sep 29, 2020
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Sep 29, 2020
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Sep 29, 2020
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Sep 29, 2020
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Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Sep 29, 2020
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Vargas, Juan
California · Sep 29, 2020
Vela, Filemon
· Sep 29, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8441: Frontline Heroes Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8441/
MLA
"H.R. 8441: Frontline Heroes Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8441/.
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H.R. 8441, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8441/.
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[H.R. 8441: Frontline Heroes Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8441/)
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