I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7117 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 4, 2020 Mrs. Watson Coleman (for herself, Mr. Carson of Indiana , Mr. Engel , Mr. Cohen , Ms. Barragán , Mrs. Beatty , Ms. Tlaib , Mr. Green of Texas , Mrs. Hayes , Mr. Richmond , Mr. Thompson of Mississippi , Ms. Jackson Lee , and Ms. Ocasio-Cortez ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor , 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 A BILL To require employers to pay essential pay to health care employees during public health emergencies, and to provide a tax credit for the cost of such pay.