# 116-hr-6509: Public Safety Officer Pandemic Response Act of 2020

116-hr-6509, Public Safety Officer Pandemic Response Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6509
- Congress: 116
- Title: Public Safety Officer Pandemic Response Act of 2020
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2020-04-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 23
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Public Safety Officer Pandemic Response Act of 2020 This bill creates a presumption that certain public safety officers who contract COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) and were on duty during the 45-day period prior to the diagnosis are eligible for certain benefits payable when public safety officers are injured or killed in the line of duty.

## Cosponsors (23)

- Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11] (D-NY), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- PETER KING (R-NY), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22] (D-NY), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2020-05-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2020-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2020-05-27T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act
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- 116-hr-724: PACT Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-6509 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6509)

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- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
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