HR 646 United States House · 117th Congress

COVID–19 Mine Worker Protection Act

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.

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2021

Committee Review

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President

Introduced Feb 1, 2021 Last action Feb 1, 2021

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Committee

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Feb 1, 2021

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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Feb 1, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 37 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Matt Cartwright

Bennie G. Thompson

Brendan F. Boyle

Brian K. Fitzpatrick

David B. McKinley

Donald Norcross