3.0.0 184 2023-01-11T13:46:41Z 2023-01-11T13:46:41Z Senate S 2021-02-02 117 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-02-02T23:32:51Z COVID–19 Mine Worker Protection Act 117 646 HR 2021-02-01 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. Related bill CRS 2021-02-02 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2021-02-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV N W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. 2021-02-02 True C001047 Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] Shelley Capito R WV Moore 2021-02-02 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2021-02-02 True K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2021-02-02 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2021-02-02 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2021-02-02 True Labor and Employment Administrative law and regulatory procedures Business records Cardiovascular and respiratory health Coal Department of Labor Emergency medical services and trauma care Government studies and investigations Health information and medical records Health promotion and preventive care Health technology, devices, supplies Infectious and parasitic diseases Mining Worker safety and health Labor and Employment 00 2021-02-02 Introduced in Senate 2021-04-01T21:09:27Z COVID-19 Mine Worker Protection Act

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

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

]]> COVID–19 Mine Worker Protection Act Display Title COVID–19 Mine Worker Protection Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to issue 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 in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced COVID–19 Mine Worker Protection Act Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s184is/xml/BILLS-117s184is.xml 2021-02-02 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.