US SB3910 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Introduced on June 8 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-06-08 - 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 (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 8 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-06-08 - 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 (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Entitles federal wildland firefighters who contract COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) to federal workers' compensation benefits and also establishes certain testing and screening requirements for such firefighters during the wildfire season (May 15-November 15, 2020). Specifically, the bill provides that if a federal wildland firefighter exhibits specified symptoms, tests positive, or is otherwise determined by a physician as likely having COVID-19 during the wildfire season or during a specific wildfire (or in the following 28 days), the firefighter is presumed to have incurred an injury while on duty that qualifies for workers' compensation benefits. Additionally, the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture must ensure that all of their firefighters are tested for COVID-19 or related symptoms, or self-quarantine for at least 14 days with no symptoms, before the wildfire season or before responding to a wildfire.
Title
COVID–19 as a Presumptive Disease in Wildland Firefighters Act
Sponsors
Sen. Joe Manchin [D-WV] | Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM] | Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO] | Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] |
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] | Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT] | Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV] | Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-06-08 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. |
Subjects
Administrative remedies
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Forests, forestry, trees
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government operations and politics
Health care costs and insurance
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Worker safety and health
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Forests, forestry, trees
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government operations and politics
Health care costs and insurance
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Worker safety and health
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3910/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3910/BILLS-116s3910is.pdf |