US Congress House Bill 7340 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: Engrossed on October 1 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-10-01 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Requires federal agencies to develop and disclose reopening plans that incorporate certain information before sending employees back to work during a public health emergency, such as the emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, the bill requires an agency to post a reopening plan on its website at least 30 days before reopening a facility. Among other information, the plan must detail (1) the personal protective equipment (PPE) that the agency will provide to its employees; (2) protections for employees whose work requires them to be in nonfederal buildings, such as auditors; and (3) potential measures to reverse the reopening that still ensure the continuity of operations. Each agency's Office of the Inspector General must report on whether the agency has complied with this bill's requirements and whether the agency has provided adequate PPE for its employees.

Chai Suthammanont Remembrance Act of 2020

Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]	Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]
Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]
Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Rep. Jennifer Wexton [D-VA]	Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-10-01	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2020-09-30	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2020-09-30	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5073-5074)
2020-09-30	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7340.
2020-09-30	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5073-5075)
2020-09-30	House	Mr. Connolly moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2020-09-16	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2020-09-16	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2020-06-25	House	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
2020-06-25	House	Introduced in House

SB4766 (Related) 2020-09-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7340/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7340/BILLS-116hr7340ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7340/BILLS-116hr7340eh.pdf