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Introduced
03/12/2020
03/12/2020
In Committee
03/12/2020
03/12/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
A bill 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 the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19). These standards apply to health care sector employees and other employees identified as having an elevated risk for exposure, including employees of states and their political subdivisions.
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, including healthcare workers and others identified as having an elevated risk, from occupational exposure to the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The bill mandates that these standards require employers to develop and implement a comprehensive infectious disease exposure control plan, and that the standards be based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's guidelines for isolation precautions and provide at least the same level of protection as state-approved occupational safety plans. Additionally, the bill applies these standards to hospitals and skilled nursing facilities that receive Medicare funds, even if they are not otherwise subject to the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (12)
Tammy Duckworth (D)*,
Richard Blumenthal (D),
Cory Booker (D),
Sherrod Brown (D),
Bob Casey (D),
Dick Durbin (D),
Dianne Feinstein (D),
Kirsten Gillibrand (D),
Bob Menendez (D),
Jack Reed (D),
Bernie Sanders (I),
Elizabeth Warren (D),
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (on 03/12/2020)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3475/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3475/BILLS-116s3475is.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3475/BILLS-116s3475is.pdf.pdf |
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