# 116-hr-7700: COVID–19 Mine Worker Protection Act

116-hr-7700, COVID–19 Mine Worker Protection Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7700
- Congress: 116
- Title: COVID–19 Mine Worker Protection Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2020-07-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA)
- Cosponsors: 44
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

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, and such emergency standards shall be in force until permanent standards are established. Labor shall also collect data to track and investigate cases of exposure to COVID-19 among coal miners.

## Cosponsors (44)

- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2020-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- WM. CLAY (D-MO), 2020-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] (R-CA), 2020-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2020-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2020-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2020-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2020-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2020-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22] (D-NY), 2020-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5] (R-KY), 2020-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] (D-PA), 2020-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2020-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2020-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2020-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2020-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2020-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2020-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2020-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2020-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2020-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2020-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2020-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2020-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2020-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2020-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2020-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] (D-MI), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2020-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2020-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL), 2020-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2020-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2020-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McAdams, Ben [D-UT-4] (D-UT), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2020-09-21T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-7700 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7700)

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