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Critical Infrastructure Employee Protection Act of 2020

Introduced: July 31, 2020 Introduced by: Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 3, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Aug 3, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Aug 3, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Aug 3, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Aug 3, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Jul 31, 2020
Introduced in House
Jul 31, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Critical Infrastructure Employee Protection Act of 2020

This bill requires the Department of Transportation to support state, local, tribal, and territorial jurisdictions in providing (1) priority COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) testing for essential critical infrastructure employees; and (2) priority access to personal protective equipment, sanitizers, face coverings, and health-related or protective supplies necessary to safely perform essential critical infrastructure work. (Essential critical infrastructure employees include, but are not limited to, medical and health care, telecommunications, information technology systems, defense, food and agriculture, transportation and logistics, energy, water and wastewater, law enforcement, and public works.)

What's happening now August 3, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3728 Identical bill Critical Infrastructure Employee Protection Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 31, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7904: Critical Infrastructure Employee Protection Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7904/
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"H.R. 7904: Critical Infrastructure Employee Protection Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7904/.
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H.R. 7904, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7904/.
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