# 119-hr-8484: Hazard Pay for Health Care Heroes Act

119-hr-8484, Hazard Pay for Health Care Heroes Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-24).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8484
- Congress: 119
- Title: Hazard Pay for Health Care Heroes Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA)
- Cosponsors: 22
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-24

## Summary

**This bill would create a grant program to provide** **hazardous duty compensation for essential health care workers** during declared emergencies and disasters.

## Cosponsors (22)

- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] (D-TX), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2026-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Hazard pay for health care workers: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would create grants for hazard pay and workplace safety at health facilities and home health agencies during declared emergencies. Grants would go to public or private nonprofit facilities and home health agencies. Recipients would use funds to pay eligible on-site health care…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-8484 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8484)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8484 (as of 2026-10-24).