Rep. Lee Introduces the Hazard Pay for Health Care Heroes Act to Give Workers Up to $13 Per Hour Extra
This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process after being sent to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce for review. It is actively moving through the system, but no further hearings or votes have been scheduled yet.
This bill was introduced by a group of Democrats but currently has no Republican support. Without bipartisan backing, it is unlikely to move forward in the current Congress.
Some home health aides and care workers operate as independent contractors or gig workers. The bill targets grants to health care facilities and home health agencies, so gig workers not employed by these entities may be left out. Whether they benefit depends on how the Secretary interprets eligibility.
“The Secretary may make grants to public or private nonprofit health care facilities and home health agencies for use in accordance with paragraph (2).”
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
Senator Edward J. Markey and Representatives Summer Lee, Barbara Lee, and Ro Khanna announced the Hazard Pay for Health Care Heroes Act. The bill empowers the HHS Secretary to issue grants for hazard pay of up to $13 per hour, or $25,000 per year, for essential health care workers during crises.
Congresswoman Summer Lee, alongside Ro Khanna and Ed Markey, reintroduced the Hazard Pay for Health Care Heroes Act. The legislation ensures health care workers are better compensated and protected when serving on the front lines during public health emergencies and other disasters.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Hazard Pay for Health Care Heroes Act
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