Hazard Pay for Health Care Heroes Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill expands a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 2. Safeguarding essential health care workers The Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 319D–1 (42 U.S.C. 247d–4b) the following and expands a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 319D–2. It relies on appropriations, grants, and compliance mandates. The main policy areas are Healthcare.
Who Benefits and How
The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.
Who Bears the Burden and How
No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.
Key Provisions
- Expands a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 2. Safeguarding essential health care workers The Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 319D–1 (42 U.S.C. 247d–4b) the following...
- Expands a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 319D–2.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill expands a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 2. Safeguarding essential health care workers The Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 319D–1 (42 U.S.C. 247d–4b) the following and expands a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 319D–2.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare
Primary Purpose
The bill expands a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 2. Safeguarding essential health care workers The Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 319D–1 (42 U.S.C. 247d–4b) the following and expands a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 319D–2.
Policy Domains
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeRead twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, …
Introduced in Senate
Mr. Markey introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an essential health care worker whose work cannot be conducted remotely. The term essential health care worker means— a health care provider, including a direct care worker (as defined in section 799B)
an essential health care worker whose work cannot be conducted remotely. The term essential health care worker means— a health care provider, including a direct care worker (as defined in section 799B)
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