# 116-hr-6909: Pandemic Heroes Compensation Act of 2020

116-hr-6909, Pandemic Heroes Compensation Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY); status Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6909
- Congress: 116
- Title: Pandemic Heroes Compensation Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2020-05-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 42
- Policy area: Law
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Pandemic Heroes Compensation Act of 2020 This bill allows essential workers and their family members to file claims and receive compensation for harm or death suffered as a result of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). A Special Master appointed by the Department of Justice must review claims submitted and determine if a claimant is eligible for compensation, the extent of the harm to the claimant, and the amount of compensation to be awarded.

## Cosponsors (42)

- Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- PETER KING (R-NY), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- WM. CLAY (D-MO), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2020-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2020-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2020-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2020-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2020-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2020-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2020-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2020-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2020-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2020-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2020-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2020-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2020-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2020-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2020-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2020-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSE SERRANO (D-NY), 2020-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2020-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2020-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2020-12-04T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-6909 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6909)

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