Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 3475
116th Congress(2019-2020)
COVID–19 Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 12, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Mar 12, 2020
Latest Action
Mar 12, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
3475
Congress
116
Policy Area
Labor and Employment
Labor and Employment
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting hiring and composition of the workforce, wages and benefits, labor-management relations; occupational safety, personnel management, unemployment compensation. Measures concerning public-sector employment may fall under Government Operations and Politics policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Illinois
Democrat
Illinois
Democrat
Massachusetts
Democrat
New Jersey
Democrat
New Jersey
Democrat
Pennsylvania
Democrat
Rhode Island
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

COVID-19 Health Care 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 and other employees identified as having an elevated risk for exposure, including employees of states and their political subdivisions.

Text (1)
March 12, 2020
Actions (2)
03/12/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
03/12/2020
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 8, 2022 11:23:02 PM