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Coronavirus Frontline Workers Fair Pay Act

USA117th CongressHR-3020| House 
| Updated: 5/7/2021
Matt Cartwright

Matt Cartwright

Democratic Representative

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (12)
Bill Foster (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (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 health care and essential workers for specified periods during the COVID-19 public health emergency. 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 payments 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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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-6709
Coronavirus Frontline Workers Fair Pay Act
May 7, 2021
Introduced in House
May 7, 2021
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.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-6709
    Coronavirus Frontline Workers Fair Pay Act


  • May 7, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • May 7, 2021
    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.

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

USA117th CongressHR-3020| House 
| Updated: 5/7/2021
Coronavirus Frontline Workers Fair Pay Act This bill provides hazard pay, in addition to regular pay, to health care and essential workers for specified periods during the COVID-19 public health emergency. 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 payments 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

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-6709
Coronavirus Frontline Workers Fair Pay Act
May 7, 2021
Introduced in House
May 7, 2021
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.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-6709
    Coronavirus Frontline Workers Fair Pay Act


  • May 7, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • May 7, 2021
    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.
Matt Cartwright

Matt Cartwright

Democratic Representative

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (12)
Bill Foster (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (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