Opportunities for Heroes Act of 2020
USA116th CongressHR-6699| House
| Updated: 5/5/2020
Ann M. Kuster
Democratic Representative
New Hampshire
Cosponsors (39)
Tim Ryan (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Chris Pappas (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Chrissy Houlahan (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Harley Rouda (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Veronica Escobar (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)
Ways and Means Committee, Financial Services Committee, Education and Workforce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Opportunities for Heroes Act of 2020 This bill establishes the Essential Employment Commission and directs the commission to publish a list of types of employment that are essential during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) crisis. The bill provides essential workers with student loan relief of up to $25,000, and an education credit of up to $25,000. These benefits may be applied to an essential worker's spouse or children.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and 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.
Labor and Employment
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthCongressional oversightDepartment of LaborEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee benefits and pensionsEmployment and training programsExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHigher educationIncome tax exclusionInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedical educationStudent aid and college costsWages and earningsWorker safety and health
Opportunities for Heroes Act of 2020
USA116th CongressHR-6699| House
| Updated: 5/5/2020
Opportunities for Heroes Act of 2020 This bill establishes the Essential Employment Commission and directs the commission to publish a list of types of employment that are essential during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) crisis. The bill provides essential workers with student loan relief of up to $25,000, and an education credit of up to $25,000. These benefits may be applied to an essential worker's spouse or children.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and 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.
Ann M. Kuster
Democratic Representative
New Hampshire
Cosponsors (39)
Tim Ryan (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Chris Pappas (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Chrissy Houlahan (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Harley Rouda (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Veronica Escobar (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)
Ways and Means Committee, Financial Services Committee, Education and Workforce Committee
Labor and Employment
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthCongressional oversightDepartment of LaborEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee benefits and pensionsEmployment and training programsExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHigher educationIncome tax exclusionInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedical educationStudent aid and college costsWages and earningsWorker safety and health