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US HR1357

US HR1357
Pandemic Heroes Compensation Act of 2021


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Introduced
02/25/2021
In Committee
04/28/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2023

Introduced Session

117th Congress

Bill Summary

A BILL To provide for the establishment of a COVID-19 Compensation Fund, and for other purposes.

AI Summary

This bill, the Pandemic Heroes Compensation Act of 2021, establishes a COVID-19 Compensation Fund to provide compensation to eligible essential workers or their family members who suffered economic loss or harm due to COVID-19. The bill defines key terms like "claimant," "essential worker," and "economic loss," and outlines the claims process, including the appointment of a Special Master to administer the program. The bill also authorizes the Attorney General to accept contributions to the fund and appropriates funds for the program through fiscal year 2026.

Committee Categories

Justice, Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (40)

Carolyn Maloney (D)* Nanette Barragán (D),  Sanford Bishop (D),  André Carson (D),  Yvette Clarke (D),  Gerry Connolly (D),  Henry Cuellar (D),  Madeleine Dean (D),  Mark DeSaulnier (D),  Anna Eshoo (D),  Adriano Espaillat (D),  Jimmy Gomez (D),  Alcee Hastings (D),  Jahana Hayes (D),  Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),  Mondaire Jones (D),  Marcy Kaptur (D),  Bill Keating (D),  Ro Khanna (D),  Brenda Lawrence (D),  Stephen Lynch (D),  Grace Meng (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D),  Donald Payne (D),  Ayanna Pressley (D),  Jamie Raskin (D),  Kathleen Rice (D),  Michael San Nicolas (D),  Mikie Sherrill (D),  Albio Sires (D),  Darren Soto (D),  Tom Suozzi (D),  Bennie Thompson (D),  Paul Tonko (D),  Filemón Vela (D),  Nydia Velázquez (D),  Maxine Waters (D),  Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),  Peter Welch (D), 

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (on 04/28/2021)

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