Senate Stimulus Bill Hazard Pay

The 3 trillion heroes act contains a second round of 1 200 stimulus checks 200 billion in hazard pay for essential.

Senate stimulus bill hazard pay. Will the senate agree to include these two provide explore. Instead of considering the heroes act the senate put forth its own bill the health economic assistance liability protection and schools or heals act that would allocate 1 trillion for another round of stimulus checks and more aid for small businesses. A spokesperson for senate minority leader chuck schumer said hazard pay remains a priority for the democrats.

A few months ago senator schumer d ny stated that getting hazard pay approved in the next phase stimulus relief bill is one of our very very highest priorities. The heroes act proposed by the house as its second stimulus proposal would allocate 200 billion for hazard pay the hazard pay would be set aside in a. 29 400 000 000 for the pentagon 0 for hazard pay 0 for nutrition assistance 0 for the uninsured under insured.

No hazard pay was included for healthcare workers. Both the house and the senate seem to have agreed that a second 1 200 stimulus check is still a. House pushes for hazard pay senate stalls.

Republicans have communicated that they will include another round of 1 200 stimulus checks in the forthcoming senate stimulus package proposal but senate leader mitch mcconnell indicates that he doesn t expect the. Hazard pay for essential workers is less important than stimulus checks and extra unemployment. Senate stimulus package expected to include liability protections for employers but exclude hazard pay for essential workers.

But it s part of a long wish list related to coronavirus funding which includes getting federal aid to cities and states sending out additional stimulus checks extending the 600 weekly federal unemployment benefits passing a new moratorium on evictions and securing. The house successfully passed a fourth stimulus relief package yesterday.