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S. 3475 116th Congress Senate

COVID–19 Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2020

Official title: A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an emergency temporary standard that requires certain employers to develop and implement a comprehensive infec… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an emergency temporary standard that requires certain employers to develop and implement a comprehensive infectious disease exposure control plan to protect employees in the health care sectors and other employees at elevated risk from exposure to SARS-CoV-2, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 12, 2020 Introduced by: Tammy Duckworth Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCardiovascular and respiratory healthDepartment of LaborEmergency medical services and trauma care
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Health facilities and institutionsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingInfectious and parasitic diseasesLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicareWorker safety and health
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 12, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 12, 2020
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 12, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

COVID-19 Health Care 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 and other employees identified as having an elevated risk for exposure, including employees of states and their political subdivisions.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6139 COVID–19 Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2020
  • HR 6201 Families First Coronavirus Response Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 6 Independent 1
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · May 18, 2020
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Mar 12, 2020
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Mar 12, 2020
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 12, 2020
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Mar 12, 2020
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 12, 2020
 D
Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Mar 12, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3475: COVID–19 Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3475/
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"S. 3475: COVID–19 Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3475/.
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