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US HR6139

US HR6139
COVID–19 Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2020


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Introduced
03/09/2020
In Committee
03/10/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

To direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an emergency temporary standard that requires certain employers to develop and implement a comprehensive infectious disease exposure control plan to protect employees in the health care sectors and other employees at elevated risk from exposure to SARS-CoV-2, and for other purposes. 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.

AI Summary

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, such as healthcare workers and other employees identified as having an elevated risk, from occupational exposure to SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19). The standards would require employers to develop and implement a comprehensive infectious disease exposure control plan, and would be based on the precautions for SARS outlined by the CDC. Additionally, the bill amends the Social Security Act to require hospitals and skilled nursing facilities that receive Medicare funds to comply with the COVID-19 emergency temporary standard, and imposes penalties for non-compliance.

Committee Categories

Education, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (55)

Bobby Scott (D)* Alma Adams (D),  Joyce Beatty (D),  Suzanne Bonamici (D),  Brendan Boyle (D),  Salud Carbajal (D),  Judy Chu (D),  Emanuel Cleaver (D),  Joe Courtney (D),  Susan Davis (D),  Rosa DeLauro (D),  Val Demings (D),  Mark DeSaulnier (D),  Eliot Engel (D),  Adriano Espaillat (D),  Marcia Fudge (D),  Ruben Gallego (D),  Chuy García (D),  Raúl Grijalva (D),  Josh Harder (D),  Alcee Hastings (D),  Jahana Hayes (D),  Jared Huffman (D),  Pramila Jayapal (D),  Dan Kildee (D),  Rick Larsen (D),  Susie Lee (D),  Andy Levin (D),  Ted Lieu (D),  Zoe Lofgren (D),  Sean Maloney (D),  Jerry McNerney (D),  Gregory Meeks (D),  Grace Meng (D),  Joe Morelle (D),  Joe Neguse (D),  Donald Norcross (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Ayanna Pressley (D),  Jamie Raskin (D),  Max Rose (D),  Kilili Sablan (D),  Mary Gay Scanlon (D),  Donna Shalala (D),  Brad Sherman (D),  Albio Sires (D),  Tom Suozzi (D),  Mark Takano (D),  Mike Thompson (D),  Rashida Tlaib (D),  Lori Trahan (D),  David Trone (D),  Juan Vargas (D),  Susan Wild (D),  Frederica Wilson (D), 

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (on 03/10/2020)

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