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Introduced
06/04/2020
06/04/2020
In Committee
06/04/2020
06/04/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
To require employers to pay essential pay to health care employees during public health emergencies, and to provide a tax credit for the cost of such pay. This bill requires employers to pay essential health care employees a premium amount in addition to their regular rate of pay during an emergency period. It also allows employers a payroll tax credit for the payment of such enhanced wages to essential employees.
AI Summary
This bill requires employers to pay essential health care employees a premium of $15 per hour in addition to their regular rate of pay during a public health emergency, as defined in the Social Security Act. It also provides employers a payroll tax credit to cover the cost of this essential pay. The bill aims to ensure that essential health care workers are compensated appropriately during public health crises.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (14)
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D)*,
Nanette Barragán (D),
Joyce Beatty (D),
André Carson (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Eliot Engel (D),
Al Green (D),
Jahana Hayes (D),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D),
Cedric Richmond (D),
Bennie Thompson (D),
Rashida Tlaib (D),
Filemón Vela (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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. (on 06/04/2020)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7117/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7117/BILLS-116hr7117ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7117/BILLS-116hr7117ih.pdf.pdf |
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