# 116-hr-8349: Hazard Pay for Essential Workers Act of 2020

116-hr-8349, Hazard Pay for Essential Workers Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ); status Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, Veterans' Affairs, Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8349
- Congress: 116
- Title: Hazard Pay for Essential Workers Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, Veterans' Affairs, Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2020-09-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Hazard Pay for Essential Workers Act of 2020 This bill provides an additional $13 per hour of premium pay to employees performing specified essential work up to a maximum of $10,000 during and shortly after the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency; the bill provides for such pay out of the COVID-19 Hazard Fund through grants to employers.

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8905: Supply Chain Security and Pharmaceutical Authentication Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8893: Coronavirus Assistance for American Families Act
- 116-hr-8845: Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8830: You Must Be Alive To Vote Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8764: Stop China’s IP Theft Act
- 116-hr-8727: Telehealth Modernization Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-8349 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8349)

## Related
- [116-hr-8905: Supply Chain Security and Pharmaceutical Authentication Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8905)
- [116-hr-8893: Coronavirus Assistance for American Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8893)
- [116-hr-8845: Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8845)
- [116-hr-8830: You Must Be Alive To Vote Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8830)
- [116-hr-8764: Stop China’s IP Theft Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8764)
- [116-hr-8727: Telehealth Modernization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8727)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8349 (as of 2025-11-18).