US Congress House Bill 6484 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)
Status: Introduced on April 10 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-04-10 - 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.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires employers to pay specified health care workers 125% percent of such workers’ regular rate of pay during a federal public-health emergency.Generally, health care workers who provide direct and essential services are eligible for such hazard pay. Workers not eligible for such pay include, among others, dentists, optometrists, physical therapists, and other therapists and related technicians. Employers receive a payroll tax credit for up to 100% of the hazard wages paid each calendar quarter under this bill.

Hazard Pay for the Frontlines During Health Emergencies Act

Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]	Rep. Kendra Horn [D-OK]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]	Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]
Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Michael San Nicolas [D-GU]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-04-10	House	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.
2020-04-10	House	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.
2020-04-10	House	Introduced in House

HB7117 (Related) 2020-06-04 - 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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6484/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6484/BILLS-116hr6484ih.pdf