3.0.0 6809 2023-01-11T13:42:57Z 2023-01-11T13:42:57Z House HR 2020-05-12 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 89 (Tuesday, May 12, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois:H.R. 6809.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8(1)[Page H1993]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-05-12T16:04:50Z 2020-05-12 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2020-05-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-05-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000619 Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] Rodney Davis R IL 13 N G000571 Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] Tulsi Gabbard D HI 2 2020-05-12 True Health Business expenses Cardiovascular and respiratory health Emergency medical services and trauma care Employee benefits and pensions Government lending and loan guarantees Government trust funds Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Infectious and parasitic diseases Labor-management relations Nursing Wages and earnings Health 00 2020-05-12 Introduced in House 2021-04-16T18:39:10Z Nurse Workforce Protection Act of 2020

This bill requires health care providers that receive funds made available for provider relief under certain laws enacted to address COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) to maintain nurse staffing levels and prohibits them from taking other actions with respect to nurse compensation and employment for a set period of time after receiving such funds.

Specifically, these providers must retain at least 75% of the nurses employed as of January 31, 2020, for a designated period of time. Additionally, during that period, providers may not reduce nurse pay or hours by more than 25% or require nurses to take paid or unpaid leave. The period of time begins on the date funds are disbursed and lasts two months. However, for providers that made changes with respect to staffing, compensation or leave, the relevant period begins 30 days after the date of disbursement and lasts two months.

Providers that do not meet these requirements must repay the COVID-19 funds that they received.

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