3.0.0 6953 2023-01-11T13:42:51Z 2023-01-11T13:42:51Z House HR 2020-05-19 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 19, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. SHALALA:H.R. 6953.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 and 3[Page H2271]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-05-19T14:34:50Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-05-19T14:34:45Z Pandemic Responder Service Award Act 116 3763 S 2020-05-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2020-05-19 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2020-05-19 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2020-05-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-05-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001206 Rep. Shalala, Donna E. [D-FL-27] Donna Shalala D FL E. 27 N H001085 Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] Chrissy Houlahan D PA 6 2020-05-19 True S001205 Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] Mary Scanlon D PA Gay 5 2020-05-22 False K000381 Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] Derek Kilmer D WA 6 2020-06-22 False Health Bank accounts, deposits, capital Business investment and capital Cardiovascular and respiratory health Cemeteries and funerals Disability and paralysis Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Emergency medical services and trauma care Employee benefits and pensions Employment and training programs Government information and archives Government lending and loan guarantees Health personnel Higher education Home and outpatient care Hospital care Housing finance and home ownership Income tax exclusion Infectious and parasitic diseases Labor-management relations Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Mental health Nursing Student aid and college costs Vocational and technical education Wages and earnings Health 00 2020-05-19 Introduced in House 2021-02-09T20:32:33Z Pandemic Responder Service Award Act

This bill establishes a monetary award for health care workers who provide eligible services during the COVID-19 (i.e. coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. The award may only be used by the worker or their dependents for specified purposes, such as repaying student loans or starting a business. Eligible services include, among others, emergency medical services, health care or patient care services, and mortuary services in environments that present an elevated risk of contracting COVID-19.

The maximum award amount is $10,000 in 2021, with amounts in subsequent years increased by cost-of-living adjustments. Recipients receive a percentage of that amount based on the number of days they provided eligible services during the pandemic.

The Department of the Treasury must establish application processes and guidelines for the award and maintain savings accounts for eligible health care workers or their dependents to receive distributions of award amounts.

]]> Pandemic Responder Service Award Act Display Title Pandemic Responder Service Award Act Official Title as Introduced To establish the Pandemic Responder Service Award program to express our gratitude to front-line health care workers. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Pandemic Responder Service Award Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6953ih/xml/BILLS-116hr6953ih.xml 2020-05-19 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. 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.