# 116-hr-7538: Essential Workforce Parity Act

116-hr-7538, Essential Workforce Parity Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA); status Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Reform, and the Judiciary, 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-7538
- Congress: 116
- Title: Essential Workforce Parity Act
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Reform, and the Judiciary, 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: 2020-07-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Essential Workforce Parity Act This bill limits the liability of health care professionals and related health care entities for certain harm caused in the course of arranging or providing health care services during and shortly after the COVID-19 public health emergency.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2020-07-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-8332: POWER Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7927: Military Spouses Retirement Security Act
- 116-hr-7708: Defend COVID Research from Hackers Act
- 116-hr-7659: Ensuring Parity in MA for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7538 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7538)

## Related
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-8332: POWER Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8332)
- [116-hr-7927: Military Spouses Retirement Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7927)
- [116-hr-7708: Defend COVID Research from Hackers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7708)
- [116-hr-7659: Ensuring Parity in MA for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7659)
- [116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7642)
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