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Essential Worker Pandemic Compensation Act of 2020

USA116th CongressHR-6955| House 
| Updated: 5/19/2020
Jackie Speier

Jackie Speier

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (27)
Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Max Rose (Democratic)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Filemon Vela (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Henry Cuellar (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Michael F. Q. San Nicolas (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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
May 19, 2020
Introduced in House
May 19, 2020
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.
  • May 19, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • May 19, 2020
    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.

Health

Administrative remediesAppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee benefits and pensionsFederal officialsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHigher educationHospital careIncome tax exclusionInfectious and parasitic diseasesStudent aid and college costsWorker safety and health

Essential Worker Pandemic Compensation Act of 2020

USA116th CongressHR-6955| House 
| Updated: 5/19/2020
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
May 19, 2020
Introduced in House
May 19, 2020
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.
  • May 19, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • May 19, 2020
    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.
Jackie Speier

Jackie Speier

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (27)
Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Max Rose (Democratic)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Filemon Vela (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Henry Cuellar (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Michael F. Q. San Nicolas (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee

Health

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative remediesAppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee benefits and pensionsFederal officialsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHigher educationHospital careIncome tax exclusionInfectious and parasitic diseasesStudent aid and college costsWorker safety and health