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House Bill 7904
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Critical Infrastructure Employee Protection Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jul 31, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jul 31, 2020
Latest Action
Aug 3, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
7904
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
Rick Crawford
Arkansas
Democrat
Steve Cohen
Tennessee
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House 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)
Introduced in House
July 31, 2020
Related Bills (1)
May 13, 2020
Introduced in Senate
5
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 3728
Critical Infrastructure Employee Protection Act of 2020
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (7)
08/03/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
08/03/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
08/03/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
08/03/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
08/03/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
07/31/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
07/31/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:45:45 PM
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