3.0.0 3584 2022-02-09T03:11:35Z 2022-02-09T09:18:03Z Senate S 2020-03-25 116 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-03-26T03:33:15Z Workforce Emergency Response Act of 2020 116 6379 HR 2020-03-23 Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Ways and Means, 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. Related bill CRS 2020-03-25 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2020-03-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI N D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2020-03-25 True Labor and Employment Administrative law and regulatory procedures Cardiovascular and respiratory health Department of Labor Emergency medical services and trauma care Fires First responders and emergency personnel Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Health facilities and institutions Health information and medical records Health personnel Health promotion and preventive care Infectious and parasitic diseases Medicare Nursing State and local government operations Worker safety and health Labor and Employment 00 2020-03-25 Introduced in Senate 2021-01-12T15:09:41Z COVID-19 Workers First Protection Act of 2020

This bill addresses the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency, including by requiring occupational standards to protect workers from COVID-19 exposure.

Within one month of the bill's enactment, the Department of Labor must establish emergency temporary standards to protect health care sector employees, first responders, and other elevated-risk employees from occupational exposure to COVID-19. Labor shall establish permanent standards within 24 months of the bill's enactment.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall collect data and analyze reports on cases of COVID-19 among the employees covered by the emergency temporary standards.

The bill also conditions a medical facility's receipt of certain Medicare funds on the facility's compliance with the permanent standards established under the bill.

]]> COVID–19 Workers First Protection Act of 2020 Display Title COVID–19 Workers First Protection Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced COVID–19 Workers First Protection Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced 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 in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3584is/xml/BILLS-116s3584is.xml 2020-03-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.