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H.R. 6955 (116th)

Essential Worker Pandemic Compensation Act of 2020

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Introduced

19 May 2020

Last action

19 May 2020 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

Sponsors

Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14], Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2], Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4], Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14], Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7], Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2], Michael San Nicolas, Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5], Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9], Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4], Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12], Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]

Subjects

Healthcare, Transport, Education

Source updated

3 January 2025

Healthcare · Transport · Education

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Summary

Essential Worker Pandemic Compensation Act of 2020 This bill compensates specified essential workers who die or are hospitalized as a result of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) or related complications. Specifically, the bill provides death benefits to survivors of essential workers equal to the amount available under the public safety officer benefits program. Essential workers include those identified in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency guidance or by a Special Master appointed by the Department of Health and Human Services. Such death benefits include additional payments to a surviving spouse or child enrolled in qualified postsecondary education. Further, essential workers who are hospitalized as a result of COVID-19 receive one half of the base death benefit amount.

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Timeline

  1. 19 May 2020

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 19 May 2020

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 19 May 2020

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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