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Coronavirus Frontline Workers Fair Pay Act

USA116th CongressHR-6709| House 
| Updated: 5/8/2020
Matt Cartwright

Matt Cartwright

Democratic Representative

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (22)
Tim Ryan (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Max Rose (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee, Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
May 5, 2020
Introduced in House
May 5, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
May 8, 2020
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E433-434)
  • May 5, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • May 5, 2020
    Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.


  • May 8, 2020
    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E433-434)

Labor and Employment

AppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careGovernment trust fundsHealth personnelInfectious and parasitic diseasesWages and earningsWorker safety and health

Coronavirus Frontline Workers Fair Pay Act

USA116th CongressHR-6709| House 
| Updated: 5/8/2020
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.
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Timeline
May 5, 2020
Introduced in House
May 5, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
May 8, 2020
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E433-434)
  • May 5, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • May 5, 2020
    Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.


  • May 8, 2020
    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E433-434)
Matt Cartwright

Matt Cartwright

Democratic Representative

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (22)
Tim Ryan (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Max Rose (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee, Education and Workforce Committee

Labor and Employment

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careGovernment trust fundsHealth personnelInfectious and parasitic diseasesWages and earningsWorker safety and health