US HB6631 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on April 28 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-04-28 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 28 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-04-28 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires the Department of Labor to convene an interagency task force to issue guidance on the development and implementation of a comprehensive infectious disease exposure control plan to protect employees identified as having an elevated risk from occupational exposure to the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19).
Title
Essential Worker Protection Act of 2020
Sponsors
| Rep. Haley Stevens [D-MI] | Rep. Christopher Pappas [D-NH] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-04-28 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. |
| 2020-04-28 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Department of Labor
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Health promotion and preventive care
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Labor and employment
Worker safety and health
Department of Labor
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Health promotion and preventive care
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Labor and employment
Worker safety and health
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6631/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6631/BILLS-116hr6631ih.pdf |
