• Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee• Highways and Transit Subcommittee• Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee• Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee• Aviation Subcommittee
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Critical Infrastructure Employee Protection Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Transportation to support state, local, tribal, and territorial jurisdictions in providing (1) priority COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) testing for essential critical infrastructure employees; and (2) priority access to personal protective equipment, sanitizers, face coverings, and health-related or protective supplies necessary to safely perform essential critical infrastructure work. ( 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.)
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth technology, devices, suppliesInfectious and parasitic diseasesIntergovernmental relationsMedical tests and diagnostic methodsState and local government operationsTransportation employeesWorker safety and health
Critical Infrastructure Employee Protection Act of 2020
USA116th CongressHR-7904| House
| Updated: 8/3/2020
Critical Infrastructure Employee Protection Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Transportation to support state, local, tribal, and territorial jurisdictions in providing (1) priority COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) testing for essential critical infrastructure employees; and (2) priority access to personal protective equipment, sanitizers, face coverings, and health-related or protective supplies necessary to safely perform essential critical infrastructure work. ( 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.)
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth technology, devices, suppliesInfectious and parasitic diseasesIntergovernmental relationsMedical tests and diagnostic methodsState and local government operationsTransportation employeesWorker safety and health