US SB3475 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-1)
Status: Introduced on March 12 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 12 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions 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 the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19). These standards apply to health care sector employees and other employees identified as having an elevated risk for exposure, including employees of states and their political subdivisions.
Title
COVID–19 Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2020
Sponsors
| Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL] | Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] |
| Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] | Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI] |
| Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-12 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Same As/Similar To
HB6139 (Related) 2020-03-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB6201 (Related) 2020-03-19 - Engrossment Correction
HB6201 (Related) 2020-03-19 - Engrossment Correction
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/senate-bill/3475/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3475/BILLS-116s3475is.pdf |
