Longshore and Harbor Workers’ COVID–19 Compensation Act of 2022
Latest action · Sep 29, 2022 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 387.
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, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Longshore and Harbor Workers' COVID-19 Compensation Act of 2022
This bill establishes a conclusive presumption that certain workers diagnosed with COVID-19 are entitled to workers' compensation benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA). It also provides funding to reimburse employers for costs associated with LHWCA benefits related to COVID-19. The LHWCA provides for medical, disability, and survivor benefits for specified private-sector maritime workers.
The presumption applies to workers who were diagnosed with COVID-19 between January 27, 2020, and January 27, 2024, and who, during the incubation period, faced a risk of COVID-19 exposure while carrying out job duties.
In addition, the bill establishes and provides funding for the Longshore COVID-19 Fund to reimburse employers for costs related to such COVID-19 claims. To be reimbursed, employers must comply with applicable safety and health guidance to prevent occupational exposure to COVID-19.
Cosponsors 35
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 11, 2021 to Jun 3, 2022; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Original | May 11, 2021 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | May 14, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | May 14, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | May 25, 2021 | |
| D-HI | Kaiali'i Kahele | May 25, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Maria Elvira Salazar | May 25, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | May 25, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jun 1, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Jun 1, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Jun 1, 2021 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jun 23, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jul 29, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Aug 6, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Sep 3, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Sep 14, 2021 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Sep 17, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Sep 29, 2021 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Sep 30, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Oct 5, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Oct 5, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Mondaire Jones | Oct 12, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Oct 27, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Nov 12, 2021 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Mar 8, 2022 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Mar 8, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Mar 8, 2022 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Mar 9, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Mar 15, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Jamaal Bowman | Mar 15, 2022 | |
| D-MD | Kweisi Mfume | Mar 15, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Mar 28, 2022 | |
| D-MI | Andy Levin | Mar 30, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Apr 6, 2022 | |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | May 11, 2022 | |
| R-AS | Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | Jun 3, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred May 11, 2021Markup Mar 16, 2022Reported Sep 29, 2022 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2022Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 117-526.
- Sep 29, 2022Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 387.
- Mar 16, 2022Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Mar 16, 2022Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 21.
- May 19, 2021Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2558)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H2558 | Frank J. Mrvan D-IN | May 19, 2021 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Aug 29, 2022H.R. 3114, Longshore and Harbor Workers’ COVID-19 Compensation Act of 2022As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and Labor on March 16, 2022
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 81, May 11, 2021, page H2196.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 117-37 | STRENGTHENING THE SAFETY NET FOR INJURED WORKERS144 pages | Education and Workforce Committee | Dec 2, 2021 |
| Serial No. 117-24 | ASSESSING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S COVID-19 RELIEF AND RESPONSE EFFORTS AND ITS IMPACT (PARTS 1 AND 2)221 pages | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Jul 29, 2021–Sep 30, 2021 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide benefits authorized under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act to maritime workers who contract COVID-19, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Longshore and Harbor Workers’ COVID–19 Compensation Act of 2021
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Longshore and Harbor Workers’ COVID–19 Compensation Act of 2022
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
- Appropriations
- Business records
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Cemeteries and funerals
- Congressional oversight
- Disability assistance
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Government trust funds
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Labor and Employment
- Marine and inland water transportation
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Navigation, waterways, harbors
- Transportation employees
- Worker safety and health
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2022Reported in House
- May 11, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
