HR 6631
116th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Department of Labor
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Health promotion and preventive care
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Worker safety and health
Essential Worker Protection Act of 2020
Introduced: April 28, 2020
Introduced by:
Stevens, Haley M.
Democratic
· Michigan
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 28, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Apr 28, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Essential Worker Protection Act of 2020
This bill requires the Department of Labor to convene an interagency task force to issue guidance on the development and implementation of a comprehensive infectious disease exposure control plan to protect employees identified as having an elevated risk from occupational exposure to the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19).
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1