3.0.0 1244 2023-01-11T19:40:35Z 2023-01-11T19:40:35Z Senate S S 2007-04-26 110 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-04-26T21:24:56Z Protecting America's Workers Act 110 2049 HR 2007-07-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Identical bill CRS 2007-04-26 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2007-04-26 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5219-5220) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-04-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE N D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2007-04-26 True H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD 2007-04-26 True M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2007-04-26 True B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2007-04-26 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2007-04-26 True C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2007-04-26 True O000167 Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] Barack Obama D IL 2007-04-26 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2007-04-26 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2007-04-26 True I000025 Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL INOUYE D HI KEN 2007-04-26 True B000444 Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] JOSEPH BIDEN D DE ROBINETTE 2007-04-26 True R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV 2007-04-26 True B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2007-04-26 True F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. 2007-04-26 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2007-04-26 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2007-04-26 True L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2007-04-26 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2007-04-26 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2007-04-26 True M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO 2007-04-26 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2007-05-01 False A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA 2007-05-22 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2007-06-04 False W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2007-06-12 False Labor and Employment Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil actions and liability Crime and Law Enforcement Damages Death Department of Labor Disciplining of employees Discrimination in employment Dismissal of employees Economics and Public Finance Employee rights Employers' liability Equipment and supplies Federal employees Fines (Penalties) Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Governmental investigations Grievance procedures Health Indexing (Economic policy) Injunctions Judicial review Labor unions Law Legal fees Local employees Local laws Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Occupational health and safety Prosecution State employees State laws Victims Wage restitution Whistle blowing Witnesses Labor and Employment 00 2007-04-26 Introduced in Senate 2007-05-29T19:34:21Z Protecting America's Workers Act - Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA) to expand its coverage to federal, state, and local government employees.

Authorizes the Secretary of Labor, under specified conditions, to cede OSHA jurisdiction to another federal agency with respect to certain occupational standards or regulations for such agency's employees. Declares OSHA inapplicable to working conditions covered by the Federal Mine Safety and Heath Act of 1977.

Sets forth increased protections for whistleblowers under OSHA.

Increases civil and criminal penalties for certain OSHA violators. Sets forth provisions relating to: (1) victims' rights; (2) posting of employee rights; (3) investigations of fatalities and serious injuries; (4) prohibition of unclassified citations; (5) right to contest citations and penalties; and (6) objections to modifications of citations.

Directs the Secretary to revise regulations and promulgate OSHA standards to require employers to provide personal protective equipment for employees at no cost to employees.

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