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Hazard Pay for Essential Workers Act of 2020

This bill provides an additional $13 per hour of premium pay to employees performing specified essential work up to a maximum of $10,000 during and shortly after the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency; the bill provides for such pay out of the COVID-19 Hazard Fund through grants to employers.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2020-09-22IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, Veterans' Affairs, Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, 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.House floor actions
2020-09-22IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, Veterans' Affairs, Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, 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.House floor actions
2020-09-22IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, Veterans' Affairs, Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, 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.House floor actions
2020-09-22IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, Veterans' Affairs, Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, 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.House floor actions
2020-09-22IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, Veterans' Affairs, Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, 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.House floor actions
2020-09-22IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, Veterans' Affairs, Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, 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.House floor actions
2020-09-22IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

Sponsor :

Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]
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Policy Area :

Labor and Employment
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  • Appropriations
  • Cardiovascular and respiratory health
  • Child care and development
  • Congressional oversight
  • Department of the Treasury
  • Emergency medical services and trauma care
  • Employee leave
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • First responders and emergency personnel
  • Food industry and services
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Government trust funds
  • Health personnel
  • Income tax exclusion
  • Infectious and parasitic diseases
  • Labor standards
  • Medicaid
  • Medical tests and diagnostic methods
  • Mental health
  • Retail and wholesale trades
  • Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
  • Transportation employees
  • Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
  • Veterans' medical care
  • Wages and earnings

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