US HB6198 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-2)
Status: Introduced on March 11 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-11 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 11 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-11 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires the Social Security Administration (SSA) to provide emergency paid leave during each 30-day period that specified employees take leave due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, an employee may apply to SSA for such leave payments if the employee has been diagnosed with COVID-19, is under self-quarantine at the direction of a governmental entity or health care provider, is caring for another individual who is under such self-quarantine, or is caring for that employee's child because the child's school or child-care provider is closed due to COVID-19. For each 30-day period, the SSA must pay two-thirds of an eligible employee's average monthly pay to a maximum of $4,000. Emergency paid leave benefits are available for up to 90 days from the period during which an employee first files an application for such leave. Available benefits for emergency paid leave are reduced proportionally by any amount of paid leave an employee receives from a state or employer during each 30-day period. Further, emergency paid leave benefits are available retroactively from January 19, 2020, until one year from the date of enactment of this bill. The bill also establishes penalties for fraudulent applications and provides for the review of the SSA’s application determinations.
Title
Emergency Paid Leave Act of 2020
Sponsors
Rep. Stephanie Murphy [D-FL] | Rep. Joe Cunningham [D-SC] | Rep. Kendra Horn [D-OK] | Rep. Xochitl Torres Small [D-NM] |
Rep. Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ] | Rep. David Scott [D-GA] | Rep. John Katko [R-NY] | Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY] |
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-03-11 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. |
2020-03-11 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
HB6201 (Related) 2020-03-19 - Engrossment Correction
Subjects
Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee leave
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Labor and employment
Social Security Administration
State and local finance
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee leave
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Labor and employment
Social Security Administration
State and local finance
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6198/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6198/BILLS-116hr6198ih.pdf |