Senate
May 13, 2020COVID–19 Mine Worker Protection Act
Summary
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COVID-19 Mine Worker Protection Act 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. Such emergency standards shall be in force until Labor establishes permanent...
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Bill has been introduced and assigned a number
Introduced(5/13/20)
Committee
Passed
House
Passed
Senate
President
Law
Sponsor
JM
Mr. Manchin
(D) WV
Cosponsors (7)
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Latest Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 13, 2020