# 116-hr-6439: Hazard Pay Expansion Act

116-hr-6439, Hazard Pay Expansion Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cunningham, Joe [D-SC-1] (D-SC); status Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6439
- Congress: 116
- Title: Hazard Pay Expansion Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- Introduced: 2020-04-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Cunningham, Joe [D-SC-1] (D-SC)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Hazard Pay Expansion Act This bill permits the uniformed services to pay hazardous duty pay to a servicemember who, during a declared national public health emergency, performs duty deemed hazardous based upon frequent exposure to the cause of that public health emergency.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] (D-VA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-7481: RESTART Act
- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act
- 116-hr-5141: Humane Cosmetics Act of 2019
- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-6439 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6439)

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- [116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7120)
- [116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7092)
- [116-hr-5141: Humane Cosmetics Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5141)
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2694)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6439 (as of 2025-11-18).