H.R. 6509

Referred to Committee

Public Safety Officer Pandemic Response Act of 2020

Introduced 4/14/2020•116th Congress•House

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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

6/1/2020 • Senate

Summary

Public Safety Officer Pandemic Response Act of 2020

This bill creates a presumption that certain public safety officers who contract COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) and were on duty during the 45-day period prior to the diagnosis or positive test result are eligible for certain benefits payable when public safety officers are injured or killed in the line of duty.

Passed House • 5/27/2020

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Crime and Law Enforcement

CancerCardiovascular and respiratory healthDisability and paralysisEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee benefits and pensionsFiresFirst responders and emergency personnelGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementInfectious and parasitic diseasesLaw enforcement officersMental healthMusculoskeletal and skin diseasesTerrorism