H.R. 6709 · 116th Congress
Coronavirus Frontline Workers Fair Pay Act
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Beatty6 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Coronavirus Frontline Workers Fair Pay Act This bill provides hazard pay, in addition to regular pay, to specified health care and essential workers during calendar year 2020. Health care workers, which include physicians and support staff, among others, are eligible for a maximum of $35,000 in aggregate hazard pay.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · May 5, 2020
Coronavirus Frontline Workers Fair Pay Act
This bill provides hazard pay, in addition to regular pay, to specified health care and essential workers during calendar year 2020. Health care workers, which include physicians and support staff, among others, are eligible for a maximum of $35,000 in aggregate hazard pay. Essential workers, as determined by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, are eligible for a maximum of $25,000 in aggregate hazard pay.
The Department of the Treasury must make payments to employers based on an employer's quarterly projections of the number of hours worked by eligible employees, including specified hours worked prior to the enactment of this bill. Employers must issue hazard payments to eligible employees not later than 14 days after receiving such payment from Treasury.
The bill establishes and provides funding for the Coronavirus Essential and High-Risk Health Care Workers Hazard Payment Fund to implement this program.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Coronavirus Frontline Workers Fair Pay Act
Latest action (May 8, 2020): Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E433-434)
Policy area: Labor and Employment · Origin: House · Introduced: May 5, 2020
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.