Coronavirus Service Corps Act

United States116th CongressHR-7459House of Representatives
Updated: Jul 1, 2020

Summary

Coronavirus Service Corps Act This bill establishes a Coronavirus Service Corps that must employ unemployed or underemployed citizens to carry out work such as health care, including contract tracing, administering COVID-19 tests, and peer mental health counseling; assisting essential services and the reopening of businesses; social services, including hunger relief, homeless services, and senior care. The hourly wage for corps employees must be the greater of (1) 150% of the minimum hourly wage in the applicable locality, or (2) $15 an hour.

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Timeline

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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