CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Summer Lee (D-PA)

Hazard Pay for Health Care Heroes Act

H.R. 8484 · House bill Health

A Democratic bill with 22 Democratic cosponsors · See all 22 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

The Hazard Pay for Health Care Heroes Act aims to amend the Public Health Service Act. It proposes the creation of emergency grants intended to safeguard essential health care workers. These grants would be available during specific emergencies or disasters declared by various government authorities. The funds are intended to provide hazardous duty compensation or safety measures for eligible workers. The bill covers a variety of roles, including direct care, medical technologists, and custodial workers.

Yes· 3 of 5

  • Scored +5

    Does this raise the lowest wage an employer may pay?

    The bill provides for hazardous duty compensation of up to $13 per hour for eligible health care workers during emergencies.

  • Scored +4

    Would union members be better off under this?

    The bill establishes a mechanism for hazardous duty compensation that benefits essential frontline workers.

  • Scored +3

    Would households on low incomes be better off under this?

    The bill provides supplemental pay and safety protections for essential workers such as orderlies and custodial workers who often fall into lower income brackets.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.