Essential Workforce Parity Act
Latest action · Jul 9, 2020 Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Reform, and the Judiciary, 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.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 9, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Essential Workforce Parity Act
This bill limits the liability of health care professionals and related health care entities for certain harm caused in the course of arranging or providing health care services during and shortly after the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 20, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Jul 20, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 9, 2020Introduced in House
- Jul 9, 2020Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Reform, and the Judiciary, 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.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 7059 | Coronavirus Provider Protection Act | Related bill | May 28, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Civil actions and liability
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employee leave
- Federal preemption
- Health care quality
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Labor and Employment
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- State and local government operations
- Worker safety and health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 9, 2020Introduced in House
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