Hazard Pay Expansion Act

Bill: 116-hr-6439
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cunningham, Joe [D-SC-1]
Introduced: 2020-04-03
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Emergency medical services and trauma care

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Military personnel and dependents

National Guard and reserves

Wages and earnings

Worker safety and health
Latest action: action_date: 2020-04-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-04-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Hazard Pay Expansion Act</b></p> <p>This bill permits the uniformed services to pay hazardous duty pay to a servicemember who, during a declared national public health emergency, performs duty deemed hazardous based upon frequent exposure to the cause of that public health emergency. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6439 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 3, 2020 Mr. Cunningham introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 37, United States Code, to extend eligibility for hazardous duty pay to members of the uniformed services exposed to the cause of a declared public health emergency.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hazard Pay Expansion Act . 2. Hazardous duty pay for members of the uniformed services exposed to the cause of a declared public health emergency Section 351(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by striking or ; (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (4) during a public health emergency declared pursuant to section 319 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247d ), performs duty designated by the Secretary concerned as hazardous duty based upon frequent exposure to the cause of that public health emergency. .