3.0.0 6198 2022-02-08T23:25:49Z 2022-02-08T23:25:49Z House HR 2020-03-11 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 11, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. MURPHY of Florida:H.R. 6198.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, which gives Congress thepower to provide for the general welfare of the UnitedStates, and Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, which givesCongress the power to regulate commerce among the severalstates.[Page H1662]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-03-11T14:03:15Z Families First Coronavirus Response Act 116 6201 HR 2020-03-19 Engrossment Correction 11:19:48 Related bill CRS 2020-03-11 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2020-03-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-03-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001202 Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] Stephanie Murphy D FL N. 7 N C001122 Rep. Cunningham, Joe [D-SC-1] Joe Cunningham D SC 1 2020-03-11 True H001083 Rep. Horn, Kendra S. [D-OK-5] Kendra Horn D OK S. 5 2020-03-11 True T000484 Rep. Torres Small, Xochitl [D-NM-2] Xochitl Torres Small D NM 2 2020-03-11 True G000583 Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] Josh Gottheimer D NJ 5 2020-03-12 False S001157 Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] David Scott D GA 13 2020-03-12 False K000386 Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] John Katko R NY 24 2020-03-12 False R000602 Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] Kathleen Rice D NY M. 4 2020-03-12 False F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2020-03-13 False Labor and Employment Appropriations Cardiovascular and respiratory health Emergency medical services and trauma care Employee leave Infectious and parasitic diseases Social Security Administration State and local finance Labor and Employment 00 2020-03-11 Introduced in House 2020-03-24T18:12:45Z Emergency Paid Leave Act of 2020

This bill requires the Social Security Administration (SSA) to provide emergency paid leave during each 30-day period that specified employees take leave due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, an employee may apply to SSA for such leave payments if the employee

  • has been diagnosed with COVID-19,
  • is under self-quarantine at the direction of a governmental entity or health care provider,
  • is caring for another individual who is under such self-quarantine, or
  • is caring for that employee's child because the child's school or child-care provider is closed due to COVID-19.

For each 30-day period, the SSA must pay two-thirds of an eligible employee's average monthly pay to a maximum of $4,000. Emergency paid leave benefits are available for up to 90 days from the period during which an employee first files an application for such leave. Available benefits for emergency paid leave are reduced proportionally by any amount of paid leave an employee receives from a state or employer during each 30-day period.

Further, emergency paid leave benefits are available retroactively from January 19, 2020, until one year from the date of enactment of this bill. The bill also establishes penalties for fraudulent applications and provides for the review of the SSA’s application determinations.

]]> Emergency Paid Leave Act of 2020 Display Title Emergency Paid Leave Act of 2020 Official Title as Introduced To provide emergency paid leave benefits to certain individuals affected by COVID-19, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Emergency Paid Leave Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6198ih/xml/BILLS-116hr6198ih.xml 2020-03-11 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.