A bill to require the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to promulgate an emergency temporary standard to protect employees from occupational exposure to SARS-CoV-2, and for other purposes.
Latest action · May 11, 2020 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedMay 11, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
COVID-19 Every 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 the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19). These standards apply to health care sector employees, paramedic and emergency medical services employees, and other employees identified as having an elevated risk for exposure. Further, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must collect and make public information regarding employee exposure in these occupations and provide guidance to further protect such employees.
Cosponsors 37
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 11, 2020 to Sep 17, 2020, with 32 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | May 11, 2020 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | May 11, 2020 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | May 11, 2020 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | May 11, 2020 |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | May 11, 2020 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | May 11, 2020 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | May 11, 2020 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | May 11, 2020 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | May 11, 2020 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | May 11, 2020 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | May 11, 2020 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | May 11, 2020 |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | May 11, 2020 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | May 11, 2020 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | May 11, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 11, 2020Introduced in Senate
- May 11, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6379 | Workforce Emergency Response Act of 2020 | Related bill | Mar 23, 2020 |
| HR 6559 | COVID–19 Every Worker Protection Act of 2020 | Identical bill | Apr 21, 2020 |
| HR 6800 | The Heroes Act | Related bill | Jul 23, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Allied health services
- Business records
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Department of Labor
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Fires
- First responders and emergency personnel
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Labor and Employment
- State and local government operations
- Worker safety and health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 11, 2020Introduced in Senate
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