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COVID–19 Workers First Protection Act of 2020

2/9/2022, 3:11 AM

Congressional Summary of S 3584

COVID-19 Workers First Protection Act of 2020

This bill addresses the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency, including by requiring occupational standards to protect workers from COVID-19 exposure.

Within one month of the bill's enactment, the Department of Labor must establish emergency temporary standards to protect health care sector employees, first responders, and other elevated-risk employees from occupational exposure to COVID-19. Labor shall establish permanent standards within 24 months of the bill's enactment.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall collect data and analyze reports on cases of COVID-19 among the employees covered by the emergency temporary standards.

The bill also conditions a medical facility's receipt of certain Medicare funds on the facility's compliance with the permanent standards established under the bill.

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Current Status of Bill S 3584

Bill S 3584 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since March 25, 2020. Bill S 3584 was introduced during Congress 116 and was introduced to the Senate on March 25, 2020.  Bill S 3584's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. as of March 25, 2020

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 3584

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
1
Democrat Cosponsors
1
Republican Cosponsors
0
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 3584

Primary Policy Focus

Labor and Employment

Potential Impact Areas

- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Department of Labor
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Fires
- First responders and emergency personnel
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Medicare
- Nursing
- State and local government operations
- Worker safety and health

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 3584

COVID–19 Workers First Protection Act of 2020
COVID–19 Workers First Protection Act of 2020
A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an emergency temporary standard that requires certain employers to develop and implement a comprehensive infectious disease exposure control plan to protect employees in the health care sectors and other employees at elevated risk from exposure to SARS-CoV-2, and for other purposes.

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Sponsors and Cosponsors of S 3584

Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
WisconsinDemocrat
Tammy Duckworth
Tammy Duckworth
IllinoisDemocrat

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