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S. 1244 (IS) - Protecting America's Workers Act
- Category
- Bills and Statutes
- Collection
- Congressional Bills
- SuDoc Class Number
- Y 1.6:
Y 1.4/1:
- Congress Number
- 110th Congress
- Congress Session
- 1st Session
- Last Action Date Listed
- April 26, 2007
- Action
- Mr. Kennedy (for himself, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Harkin, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Bingaman, Mrs. Murray, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Obama, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Brown, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Biden, Mr. Rockefeller, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Casey, and Mrs. McCaskill) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- Bill Number
- S. 1244
- Bill Version
- Introduced in Senate (IS)
- Short Title
- Protecting America's Workers Act
- Full Title
- To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes.
- Sponsors
- Edward M. Kennedy(MA)
- Cosponsors
- Christopher J. Dodd (CT); Tom Harkin (IA); Barbara A. Mikulski (MD); Jeff Bingaman (NM); Patty Murray (WA); Hillary Rodham Clinton (NY); Barack Obama (IL); Bernard Sanders (VT); Sherrod Brown (OH); Daniel K. Inouye (HI); Joseph R. Biden Jr. (DE); John D. Rockefeller IV (WV); Barbara Boxer (CA); Russell D. Feingold (WI); Richard J. Durbin (IL); Charles E. Schumer (NY); Frank R. Lautenberg (NJ); Robert Menendez (NJ); Robert P. Casey Jr. (PA); Claire McCaskill (MO)
- Committees
- Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Standing)
- United States Code References
- 5 U.S.C. 1221(e)
18 U.S.C. 3571
29 U.S.C. 651, 652, 653, 655, 657, 658, 659, 660, 666 and 667
30 U.S.C. 801