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S 1767 118th Congress Senate Health Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Wages and earnings

Hazard Pay for Health Care Heroes Act

Introduced: May 31, 2023 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 31, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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Hazard Pay for Health Care Heroes Act

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 providing hazard pay to essential health care workers during a declared emergency or disaster in which the work or commute is hazardous. Recipients may also use funds for safety measures to protect health care workers from hazards (e.g., alternative transit options and personal protective equipment).

Essential health care workers include health care providers, public health workers, janitorial staff in health care settings, and other roles essential to the care of patients or maintenance of public health that cannot be conducted remotely.

What's happening now May 31, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · May 31, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1767: Hazard Pay for Health Care Heroes Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1767/
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"S. 1767: Hazard Pay for Health Care Heroes Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1767/.
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