United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6139 (116th)
COVID–19 Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2020
Introduced
9 March 2020
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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6 December 2025
Summary
COVID-19 Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Labor to promulgate both an emergency temporary occupational safety or health standard and a permanent standard to protect certain employees from occupational exposure to SARS-CoV-2 (known as coronavirus or COVID-19). These standards apply to health care sector employees and other employees identified as having an elevated risk for exposure.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 9 March 2020
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 9 March 2020
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 9 March 2020
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6139
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/6139