3.0.0 3884 2023-01-11T13:46:18Z 2023-01-11T13:46:18Z Senate S 2020-06-03 116 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-06-03T21:45:52Z 2020-06-03 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2020-06-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT N C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2020-06-03 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2020-06-03 True Transportation and Public Works Aviation and airports Cardiovascular and respiratory health Civil actions and liability Department of Transportation Emergency medical services and trauma care Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Health promotion and preventive care Health technology, devices, supplies Infectious and parasitic diseases Marine and inland water transportation Medical tests and diagnostic methods Motor carriers Motor vehicles Public contracts and procurement Public transit Railroads Transportation employees Transportation safety and security Worker safety and health Transportation and Public Works 00 2020-06-03 Introduced in Senate 2020-07-09T18:07:24Z Essential Transportation Employee Safety Act of 2020

This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to support the efforts of state and local governments to provide for priority COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) testing of transportation workers who are categorized as essential critical infrastructure workers. (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.)

Additionally, during the COVID-19 pandemic, DOT must require (1) the owners and operators of equipment or facilities used by passenger or freight transportation employers implement personal protective equipment and disinfection and sanitization procedures; and (2) an air carrier to submit to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) a proposal to permit pilots to wear masks or protective face coverings in the flight deck, including a safety risk assessment with respect to such proposal.

The bill sets forth requirements for owners or operators who cannot acquire necessary personal protective equipment due to market unavailability.

For the duration of the COVID-19 national emergency, the FAA must (1) provide certain employees, including any air traffic controller and airway transportation systems specialist, with personal protective and sanitizing equipment; (2) ensure that each air traffic control facility is cleaned, disinfected, and sanitized frequently; and (3) ensure its contractors provide their employees with personal protective equipment.

]]> Essential Transportation Employee Safety Act of 2020 Display Title Essential Transportation Employee Safety Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Essential Transportation Employee Safety Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to support the efforts of State and local governments to provide for priority testing of certain transportation workers with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and require the owners and operators of equipment and facilities used by passenger or freight transportation employers to clean, disinfect, and sanitize that equipment and provide personal protective equipment to certain employees, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3884is/xml/BILLS-116s3884is.xml 2020-06-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 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.