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H.R. 7700 116th Congress House

COVID–19 Mine Worker Protection Act

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

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an emergency temporary standard that requires operators to develop and implement a comprehensive infectious disease exposure control plan to protect miners from exposure to SARS-CoV-2, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 14, 2020 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBusiness recordsCardiovascular and respiratory healthCoal
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Jul 21, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jul 21, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 21, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

COVID-19 Mine Worker Protection Act

This bill requires the Department of Labor to promulgate health and safety standards to protect coal miners from occupational exposure to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Labor shall promulgate emergency standards within seven days of this bill's enactment, and such emergency standards shall be in force until permanent standards are established.

Labor shall also collect data to track and investigate cases of exposure to COVID-19 among coal miners.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3710 COVID–19 Mine Worker Protection Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 37
All 37 Democratic 20 Republican 3
D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Sep 21, 2020
Lamb, Conor
· Sep 11, 2020
Malinowski, Tom
· Sep 11, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Aug 14, 2020
Bustos, Cheri
· Jul 31, 2020
Axne, Cynthia
· Jul 30, 2020
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jul 30, 2020
Davis, Rodney
· Jul 30, 2020
 D
Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Jul 29, 2020
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 29, 2020
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Jul 29, 2020
Levin, Andy
· Jul 29, 2020
O'Halleran, Tom
· Jul 29, 2020
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Jul 27, 2020
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 27, 2020
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 27, 2020
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jul 24, 2020
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jul 22, 2020
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Jul 22, 2020
RYAN, TIM
· Jul 22, 2020
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jul 22, 2020
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jul 21, 2020
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 21, 2020
CLAY, WM.
· Jul 21, 2020
Cook, Paul
· Jul 21, 2020
DOYLE, MIKE
· Jul 21, 2020
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jul 21, 2020
Fudge, Marcia
· Jul 21, 2020
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Jul 21, 2020
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Jul 21, 2020
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 21, 2020
McKinley, David
· Jul 21, 2020
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Jul 21, 2020
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jul 21, 2020
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 21, 2020
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jul 21, 2020
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Jul 21, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7700: COVID–19 Mine Worker Protection Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7700/
MLA
"H.R. 7700: COVID–19 Mine Worker Protection Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7700/.
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H.R. 7700, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7700/.
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