# 116-hr-7459: Coronavirus Service Corps Act

116-hr-7459, Coronavirus Service Corps Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7459
- Congress: 116
- Title: Coronavirus Service Corps Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2020-07-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Coronavirus Service Corps Act This bill establishes a Coronavirus Service Corps that must employ unemployed or underemployed citizens to carry out work such as health care, including contract tracing, administering COVID-19 tests, and peer mental health counseling; assisting essential services and the reopening of businesses; social services, including hunger relief, homeless services, and senior care. The hourly wage for corps employees must be the greater of (1) 150% of the minimum hourly wage in the applicable locality, or (2) $15 an hour.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2020-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2020-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2020-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2020-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2020-07-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7308: RISE Act
- 116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act
- 116-hr-6633: Domestic Violence Public Health Emergency Guidance Act
- 116-hr-4674: College Affordability Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7459 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7459)

## Related
- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
- [116-hr-7308: RISE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7308)
- [116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7197)
- [116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7092)
- [116-hr-6633: Domestic Violence Public Health Emergency Guidance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6633)
- [116-hr-4674: College Affordability Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4674)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7459 (as of 2025-11-18).