Skip to main content
H.R. 6139 116th Congress House

COVID–19 Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2020

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an emergency temporary standard that requires certain employers to develop and implement a comprehensive infectious d… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an emergency temporary standard that requires certain employers to develop and implement a comprehensive infectious disease exposure control plan to protect employees in the health care sectors and other employees at elevated risk from exposure to SARS-CoV-2, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 9, 2020 Introduced by: Robert C. "Bobby" Scott Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCardiovascular and respiratory healthDepartment of LaborEmergency medical services and trauma care
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
Health facilities and institutionsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingInfectious and parasitic diseasesLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicareWorker safety and health
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 10, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 9, 2020
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.
Mar 9, 2020
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action March 10, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 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.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6201 Families First Coronavirus Response Act
  • S 3475 COVID–19 Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 52
All 52 Democratic 38
D
Vargas, Juan
California · Jun 4, 2020
Kildee, Daniel
· May 27, 2020
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · May 22, 2020
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· May 22, 2020
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 19, 2020
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 1, 2020
Maloney, Sean
· May 1, 2020
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Apr 22, 2020
McNerney, Jerry
· Mar 31, 2020
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Mar 31, 2020
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Mar 31, 2020
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Mar 31, 2020
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Mar 31, 2020
Sires, Albio
· Mar 31, 2020
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Mar 31, 2020
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Mar 26, 2020
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Mar 26, 2020
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Mar 26, 2020
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Mar 26, 2020
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Mar 26, 2020
Demings, Val
· Mar 26, 2020
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Mar 26, 2020
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Mar 26, 2020
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Mar 26, 2020
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Mar 26, 2020
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Mar 26, 2020
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Mar 26, 2020
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Mar 26, 2020
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Mar 26, 2020
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Mar 13, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 12, 2020
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Mar 11, 2020
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 11, 2020
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Mar 11, 2020
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Mar 9, 2020
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Mar 9, 2020
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Mar 9, 2020
DAVIS, SUSAN
· Mar 9, 2020
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Mar 9, 2020
Fudge, Marcia
· Mar 9, 2020
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Mar 9, 2020
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Mar 9, 2020
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Mar 9, 2020
 D
Lee, Susie
Nevada · Mar 9, 2020
Levin, Andy
· Mar 9, 2020
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Mar 9, 2020
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Mar 9, 2020
Sablan, Gregorio
· Mar 9, 2020
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Mar 9, 2020
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Mar 9, 2020
Page 1 of 2 Next
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6139: COVID–19 Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6139/
MLA
"H.R. 6139: COVID–19 Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6139/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 6139, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6139/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 6139: COVID–19 Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2020](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6139/)
Report a problem