# 116-hr-7904: Critical Infrastructure Employee Protection Act of 2020

116-hr-7904, Critical Infrastructure Employee Protection Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] (R-AR); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7904
- Congress: 116
- Title: Critical Infrastructure Employee Protection Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- Introduced: 2020-07-31
- Sponsor: Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] (R-AR)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Critical Infrastructure Employee Protection Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Transportation to support state, local, tribal, and territorial jurisdictions in providing (1) priority COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) testing for essential critical infrastructure employees; and (2) priority access to personal protective equipment, sanitizers, face coverings, and health-related or protective supplies necessary to safely perform essential critical infrastructure work. (Essential critical infrastructure employees include, but are not limited to, medical and health care, telecommunications, information technology systems, defense, food and agriculture, transportation and logistics, energy, water and wastewater, law enforcement, and public works.)

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2020-07-31T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act
- 116-hr-7071: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act
- 116-hr-5694: Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act of 2020
- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7904 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7904)

## Related
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7642)
- [116-hr-7071: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7071)
- [116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6829)
- [116-hr-5694: Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5694)
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7904 (as of 2025-11-18).