U.S. House · 117th Congress · H.R. 738
Essential Pay for Essential Workers Act
To require employers to pay essential pay to health care employees during public health emergencies, and to provide a tax credit for the cost of such pay.
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- Sponsor
- Bonnie Watson ColemanD-NJ-12
- Introduced
- February 2, 2021, in the House
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Taxation (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
- congress.gov
Votes on this bill (0)
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Cosponsors (20)
20 Democrats. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Nanette Diaz BarragánD-CA-44
- André CarsonD-IN-7
- Steve CohenD-TN-9
- Jahana HayesD-CT-5
- Al Lawson, Jr.D-FL-5
- Eleanor Holmes NortonD-DC-AL
- Michael F. Q. San NicolasD-GU-AL
Signed on later
- Joyce BeattyD-OH-3February 3, 2021
- Rashida TlaibD-MI-13February 3, 2021
- Barbara LeeD-CA-13February 4, 2021
- Filemon VelaD-TX-34February 5, 2021
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.D-GA-4February 11, 2021
- Sheila Jackson LeeD-TX-18February 22, 2021
- Alexandria Ocasio-CortezD-NY-14February 22, 2021
- Nikema WilliamsD-GA-5February 25, 2021
- Jamaal BowmanD-NY-16February 26, 2021
- Grace F. NapolitanoD-CA-32March 8, 2021
- Alcee L. HastingsD-FL-20March 26, 2021
- Ritchie TorresD-NY-15April 1, 2021
- Bennie G. ThompsonD-MS-2April 14, 2021