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- H.R.6139
H.R.6139: COVID-19 Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2020
About This Bill
- Introduced March 9, 2020
- Latest Major Action March 10, 2020
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
54 (All Democrats)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - March 9, 2020
When this bill was on the Most Viewed List on Congress.gov
| Week Ending | Rank |
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| March 22, 2020 | 10th |
Bill Summary
COVID-19 Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Labor to promulgate both an emergency temporary occupational safety or health standard and a permanent standard to protect certain employees from occupational exposure to SARS-CoV-2 (known as coronavirus or COVID-19). These standards apply to health care sector employees and other employees identified as having an elevated risk for exposure.
(Source: Library of Congress)
What Lawmakers Are Saying About This Bill
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| March 10, 2020 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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| March 9, 2020 |
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, 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.
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| March 9, 2020 |
Introduced in the House by Robert C. Scott (D-Va.) |