HR 738 United States House · 117th Congress

Essential Pay for Essential Workers Act

Summary

Essential Pay for Essential Workers Act This bill requires employers to pay essential health care employees a premium amount in addition to their regular rate of pay during an emergency period. It also allows employers a payroll tax credit for the payment of such enhanced wages to essential employees.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2021

Committee Review

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Introduced Feb 2, 2021 Last action Feb 2, 2021

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Committee

Feb 2, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.

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Feb 2, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

lower

Feb 2, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

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1 primary · 20 co-sponsors