# 116-hr-6559: COVID–19 Every Worker Protection Act of 2020

116-hr-6559, COVID–19 Every Worker Protection Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA); status Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6559
- Congress: 116
- Title: COVID–19 Every Worker Protection Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2020-04-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 120
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

COVID-19 Every 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 the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19). These standards apply to health care sector employees, paramedic and emergency medical services employees, and other employees identified as having an elevated risk for exposure. Further, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must collect and make public information regarding employee exposure in these occupations and provide guidance to further protect such employees.

## Cosponsors (120)

- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mucarsel-Powell, Debbie [D-FL-26] (D-FL), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2020-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2020-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2020-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- SUSAN DAVIS (D-CA), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2020-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Shalala, Donna E. [D-FL-27] (D-FL), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11] (D-NY), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1] (D-IA), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] (D-MI), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] (D-MP), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- PETER VISCLOSKY (D-IN), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSE SERRANO (D-NY), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] (D-VA), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2020-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2020-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2020-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- WM. CLAY (D-MO), 2020-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2020-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2020-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2020-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2020-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] (D-PA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2020-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2020-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2020-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2020-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2020-09-21T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-1140: Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2020
- 116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 116-hr-1309: Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-6559 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6559)

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