Hazard Pay for Health Care Heroes Act has not moved since its introduction on Apr 23, 2026, with cosponsors, all Democrats
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 134 words.
Hazard Pay for Health Care Heroes Act This bill authorizes grants to support hazard pay and safety measures for essential health care workers whose work or commute is hazardous due to a declared emergency or disaster. Essential health care workers include health care providers, public health workers, janitorial staff in health care settings, and other roles essential to the care of patients or maintenance of public health that cannot be conducted remotely. Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services may award grants to public or private nonprofit health care facilities and home health agencies for providing hazard pay to essential health care workers working or commuting in such conditions. Recipients may also use funds for safety measures to protect health care workers from such hazards (e.g., alternative transit options and personal protective equipment).
- Committees
- House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Policy area
- Health: 122 of 9,357 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.3%)
- Sponsor
- 1 of 37 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 532 words
- Latest action
- Apr 23, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 3 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 119th S. 4357 Hazard Pay for Health Care Heroes Act D · Introduced
Related, per CRS or House · 2
- 119th H.R. 9962 Green New Deal for Health Act D · Introduced
- 119th S. 5134 Green New Deal for Health Act D · Introduced