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H.R. 646 117th Congress House

COVID–19 Mine Worker Protection Act

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

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Labor to provide for 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: February 2, 2021 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) 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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Feb 1, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Feb 1, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 1, 2021

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

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 184 COVID–19 Mine Worker Protection Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 34
All 34 Democratic 22 Republican 4
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jul 28, 2022
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Jun 22, 2021
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jun 14, 2021
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Jun 14, 2021
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jun 14, 2021
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · May 13, 2021
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · May 13, 2021
 D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Apr 28, 2021
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Apr 28, 2021
Butterfield, G. K.
· Apr 14, 2021
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Apr 14, 2021
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Apr 14, 2021
Yarmuth, John
· Apr 5, 2021
 R
Bost, Mike
Illinois · Mar 8, 2021
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 2, 2021
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Feb 2, 2021
Lamb, Conor
· Feb 2, 2021
Levin, Andy
· Feb 2, 2021
McKinley, David
· Feb 2, 2021
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 2, 2021
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Feb 2, 2021
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Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Feb 1, 2021
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Feb 1, 2021
DOYLE, MIKE
· Feb 1, 2021
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Feb 1, 2021
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Feb 1, 2021
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 1, 2021
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Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Feb 1, 2021
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Feb 1, 2021
RYAN, TIM
· Feb 1, 2021
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 1, 2021
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Feb 1, 2021
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Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Feb 1, 2021
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Feb 1, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 646: COVID–19 Mine Worker Protection Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-646/
MLA
"H.R. 646: COVID–19 Mine Worker Protection Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-646/.
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H.R. 646, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-646/.
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