# 116-hr-8604: Protecting Essential Workers Act

116-hr-8604, Protecting Essential Workers Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8604
- Congress: 116
- Title: Protecting Essential Workers Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-10-16
- Sponsor: Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Protecting Essential Workers Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to establish within two months a publicly accessible clearinghouse of information about personal protective equipment used to prevent the spread of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) or other pathogens that trigger public health emergency declarations. The clearinghouse must identify sources of available equipment, verify product prices, and provide other information to facilitate the procurement of these products. Participation in this clearinghouse by suppliers of personal protective equipment must be voluntary.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-10-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7481: RESTART Act
- 116-hr-7308: RISE Act
- 116-hr-7232: Juneteenth National Independence Day Act
- 116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-8604 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8604)

## Related
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
- [116-hr-7481: RESTART Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7481)
- [116-hr-7308: RISE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7308)
- [116-hr-7232: Juneteenth National Independence Day Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7232)
- [116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7197)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8604 (as of 2025-11-18).