3.0.0 7686 2023-01-11T13:45:53Z 2023-01-11T13:45:53Z House HR 2020-07-20 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 127 (Monday, July 20, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KENNEDY:H.R. 7686.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H3587]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-07-20T13:02:15Z 2020-07-20 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2020-07-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-07-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000379 Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] Joseph Kennedy D MA P. 4 N S001204 Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] Michael San Nicolas D GU F. Q. 0 2020-08-14 False Health Appropriations Cardiovascular and respiratory health Cemeteries and funerals Community life and organization Congressional oversight Department of Health and Human Services Disability assistance Economic performance and conditions Emergency medical services and trauma care Government information and archives Health care costs and insurance Health personnel Infectious and parasitic diseases Transportation employees Unemployment Wages and earnings Worker safety and health Health 00 2020-07-20 Introduced in House 2021-02-18T23:47:51Z COVID-19 Essential Workers Compensation Fund Act of 2020

This bill provides funding to compensate essential frontline workers who were seriously injured or died as a result of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) through a temporary program within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

To obtain compensation, a worker or decedent's representative must file a claim with the Special Master appointed by HHS to administer the program. The Special Master must, within 120 days, review and make a decision concerning the claim, including making relevant determinations of economic and noneconomic losses. A claimant may appeal this decision to an Eligibility Committee established for this and other purposes.

Compensation payments shall be made within 20 days of the Special Master's decision. The program terminates on January 1, 2035.

]]> COVID–19 Essential Workers Compensation Fund Act of 2020 Display Title COVID–19 Essential Workers Compensation Fund Act of 2020 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program to provide full compensation to any essential COVID-19 frontline worker who was seriously injured or died as a result of having COVID-19, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced COVID–19 Essential Workers Compensation Fund Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr7686ih/xml/BILLS-116hr7686ih.xml 2020-07-20 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. 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.