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H.R. 7538 116th Congress House

Essential Workforce Parity Act

Official title: To amend the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to provide paid sick leave for health care providers and emergency responders, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 9, 2020 Introduced by: Mike Kelly Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Cardiovascular and respiratory healthCivil actions and liabilityEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee leave
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Federal preemptionHealth care qualityHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedical tests and diagnostic methodsState and local government operationsWorker safety and health
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Jul 9, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Reform, and the Judiciary, 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.
Jul 9, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 9, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Reform, and the Judiciary, 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

Essential Workforce Parity Act

This bill limits the liability of health care professionals and related health care entities for certain harm caused in the course of arranging or providing health care services during and shortly after the COVID-19 public health emergency.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7059 Coronavirus Provider Protection Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
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Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Jul 20, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7538: Essential Workforce Parity Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7538/
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"H.R. 7538: Essential Workforce Parity Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7538/.
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H.R. 7538, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7538/.
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