COVID–19 Mine Worker Protection Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 116th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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44 cosponsors · 38 D, 6 R

20 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

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.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 21, 2020

COVID-19 Mine Worker Protection Act

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

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: COVID–19 Mine Worker Protection Act

Latest action (Jul 21, 2020): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Policy area: Labor and Employment · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 21, 2020

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.