COVID–19 Mine Worker Protection Act
United States117th CongressHR-646House of Representatives
Updated: Feb 1, 2021
Summary
COVID-19 Mine Worker Protection Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to issue health and safety standards to protect coal miners from occupational exposure to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Labor shall provide for emergency standards within seven days of this bill's enactment, and such emergency standards shall be in force until permanent standards are promulgated. Labor shall also collect data to track and investigate cases of exposure to COVID-19 among coal miners.
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Timeline
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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