COVID–19 Mine Worker Protection Act
USA116th CongressHR-7700| House
| Updated: 7/21/2020
Matt Cartwright
Democratic Representative
Pennsylvania
Cosponsors (44)
Donald Norcross (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Tom Malinowski (Democratic)Ben McAdams (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Andy Levin (Democratic)Paul Cook (Republican)Michael F. Doyle (Democratic)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)David B. McKinley (Republican)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)Don Bacon (Republican)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Rodney Davis (Republican)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Anthony Brindisi (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Sharice Davids (Democratic)Conor Lamb (Democratic)Cynthia Axne (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Lori Trahan (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Harold Rogers (Republican)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)
Education and Workforce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Labor and Employment
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBusiness recordsCardiovascular and respiratory healthCoalDepartment of LaborEmergency medical services and trauma careGovernment studies and investigationsHealth information and medical recordsHealth promotion and preventive careHealth technology, devices, suppliesInfectious and parasitic diseasesMiningWorker safety and health
COVID–19 Mine Worker Protection Act
USA116th CongressHR-7700| House
| Updated: 7/21/2020
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.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Matt Cartwright
Democratic Representative
Pennsylvania
Cosponsors (44)
Donald Norcross (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Tom Malinowski (Democratic)Ben McAdams (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Andy Levin (Democratic)Paul Cook (Republican)Michael F. Doyle (Democratic)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)David B. McKinley (Republican)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)Don Bacon (Republican)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Rodney Davis (Republican)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Anthony Brindisi (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Sharice Davids (Democratic)Conor Lamb (Democratic)Cynthia Axne (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Lori Trahan (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Harold Rogers (Republican)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)
Education and Workforce Committee
Labor and Employment
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