Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 3728
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Critical Infrastructure Employee Protection Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on May 13, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
May 13, 2020
Latest Action
May 13, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
3728
Congress
116
Policy Area
Transportation and Public Works
Transportation and Public Works
Primary focus of measure is all aspects of transportation modes and conveyances, including funding and safety matters; Coast Guard; infrastructure development; travel and tourism. Measures concerning water resources and navigation projects may fall under Water Resources Development policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Mississippi
Republican
Indiana
Republican
Missouri
Democrat
Washington
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
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.)

Text (1)
Actions (2)
05/13/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
05/13/2020
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:42:40 PM