HR 738
117th Congress
House
Taxation
Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Disability assistance
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment taxes
Government trust funds
Health personnel
Income tax credits
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Labor standards
Social security and elderly assistance
Wages and earnings
Essential Pay for Essential Workers Act
Introduced: February 2, 2021
Introduced by:
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
Democratic
· New Jersey
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 2, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Feb 2, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 2, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Essential Pay for Essential Workers Act
This bill requires employers to pay essential health care employees a premium amount in addition to their regular rate of pay during an emergency period. It also allows employers a payroll tax credit for the payment of such enhanced wages to essential employees.
What's happening now
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Committees of jurisdiction
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