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H.R. 6559 116th Congress House

COVID–19 Every Worker Protection Act of 2020

Official title: To require the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to promulgate an emergency temporary standard to protect employees from occupational exposure to SARS-CoV-2, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 21, 2020 Introduced by: Robert C. "Bobby" Scott Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Apr 21, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 21, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

COVID-19 Every 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, paramedic and emergency medical services employees, and other employees identified as having an elevated risk for exposure. Further, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must collect and make public information regarding employee exposure in these occupations and provide guidance to further protect such employees.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 116
All 116 Democratic 66 Republican 2
Deutch, Theodore
· Sep 21, 2020
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Jul 29, 2020
Davis, Rodney
· Jun 24, 2020
Axne, Cynthia
· Jun 15, 2020
 D
Underwood, Lauren
Illinois · Jun 11, 2020
Sarbanes, John
· Jun 4, 2020
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · May 27, 2020
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · May 27, 2020
McKinley, David
· May 27, 2020
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · May 22, 2020
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 22, 2020
Yarmuth, John
· May 22, 2020
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 19, 2020
DAVIS, SUSAN
· May 15, 2020
Lamb, Conor
· May 15, 2020
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · May 15, 2020
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · May 15, 2020
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · May 14, 2020
Kildee, Daniel
· May 14, 2020
Kilmer, Derek
· May 14, 2020
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · May 12, 2020
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · May 12, 2020
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · May 12, 2020
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · May 12, 2020
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · May 12, 2020
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · May 12, 2020
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · May 12, 2020
Malinowski, Tom
· May 12, 2020
Phillips, Dean
· May 12, 2020
Ruppersberger, C.
· May 12, 2020
 D
Scott, David
Georgia · May 12, 2020
 D
Swalwell, Eric
California · May 12, 2020
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · May 12, 2020
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · May 12, 2020
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · May 8, 2020
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · May 8, 2020
Cartwright, Matt
· May 8, 2020
 D
Connolly, Gerald E.
Virginia · May 8, 2020
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · May 8, 2020
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 8, 2020
DOYLE, MIKE
· May 8, 2020
Kirkpatrick, Ann
· May 8, 2020
Lee, Barbara
· May 8, 2020
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· May 8, 2020
RUSH, BOBBY
· May 8, 2020
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · May 8, 2020
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 8, 2020
CLAY, WM.
· May 5, 2020
Demings, Val
· May 5, 2020
 D
Harder, Josh
California · May 5, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6559: COVID–19 Every Worker Protection Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6559/
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