US HB6139 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 55-0)
Status: Introduced on March 9 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 9 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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 SARS-CoV-2 (known as coronavirus or COVID-19). These standards apply to health care sector employees and other employees identified as having an elevated risk for exposure.
Title
COVID–19 Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2020
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-10 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2020-03-09 | House | Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, 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. |
| 2020-03-09 | House | Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, 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. |
| 2020-03-09 | House | Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, 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. |
| 2020-03-09 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
HB6201 (Related) 2020-03-19 - Engrossment Correction
SB3475 (Related) 2020-03-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
SB3475 (Related) 2020-03-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Department of Labor
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Labor and employment
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare
Worker safety and health
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Department of Labor
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Labor and employment
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare
Worker safety and health
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6139/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6139/BILLS-116hr6139ih.pdf |
