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

Sponsor:

Kennedy, Edward M.

Committee Assignment:

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Bill Versions

Related versions of bill

Issued Date	Version	Links related document details
04/26/2007	Introduced in Senate (is)	details

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