United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 8349 (116th)
Hazard Pay for Essential Workers Act of 2020
Introduced
22 September 2020
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Status
Referred 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.
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Summary
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.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 22 September 2020
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Introduced in House · EN · 22 September 2020
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 22 September 2020
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8349
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/8349