To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish emergency grants to safeguard essential health care workers, and for other purposes.
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This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to public or private nonprofit health care facilities and home health agencies for hazardous pay for essential health care workers during declared emergencies or disasters.
Health care workers may receive up to $13 per hour (up to $25,000 per year) in hazardous pay. Grants may also be used to provide other safety and supportive services for health care workers, such as personal protective equipment.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3645: To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish emergency grants to safeguard essential health care workers, and for other purposes.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3645/
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