3.0.0 914 2023-01-11T13:34:58Z 2023-01-11T13:34:58Z House HR 2017-02-07 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 7, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. COURTNEY:H.R. 914.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8.[Page H1084]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-02-07T15:05:45Z Protecting America's Workers Act 115 1000 S 2017-05-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2017-02-07 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2017-02-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-02-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001069 Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] Joe Courtney D CT 2 N S000185 Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] Robert Scott D VA C. "Bobby" 3 2017-02-07 True T000472 Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] Mark Takano D CA 41 2017-02-07 True C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] JOHN CONYERS D MI 13 2017-02-07 True G000410 Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] GENE GREEN D TX 29 2017-02-07 True P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2017-02-07 True S001170 Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] Carol Shea-Porter D NH 1 2017-02-07 True T000468 Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] Dina Titus D NV 1 2017-02-07 True N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] JERROLD NADLER D NY 10 2017-02-14 False G000553 Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] Al Green D TX 9 2017-02-14 False G000559 Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3] John Garamendi D CA 3 2017-02-14 False A000370 Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] Alma Adams D NC S. 12 2017-02-14 False C001101 Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] Katherine Clark D MA M. 5 2017-02-14 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2017-02-14 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2017-02-14 False V000108 Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1] PETER VISCLOSKY D IN J. 1 2017-02-16 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2017-02-16 False L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2017-02-28 False W000797 Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23] Debbie Wasserman Schultz D FL 23 2017-02-28 False E000297 Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] Adriano Espaillat D NY 13 2017-02-28 False W000808 Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] Frederica Wilson D FL S. 24 2017-02-28 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2017-03-01 False B001278 Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] Suzanne Bonamici D OR 1 2017-03-07 False D000623 Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] Mark DeSaulnier D CA 11 2017-03-07 False J000294 Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] Hakeem Jeffries D NY S. 8 2017-03-09 False N000188 Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] Donald Norcross D NJ 1 2017-03-17 False L000562 Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] Stephen Lynch D MA F. 8 2017-03-22 False K000389 Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] Ro Khanna D CA 17 2018-02-27 False P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] FRANK PALLONE D NJ 6 2018-02-27 False K000391 Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] Raja Krishnamoorthi D IL 8 2018-03-01 False C001066 Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] Kathy Castor D FL 14 2018-03-09 False M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2018-03-09 False E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 18 2018-05-09 False H001038 Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] Brian Higgins D NY 26 2018-05-15 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2018-05-15 False L000580 Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] Michelle Lujan Grisham D NM 1 2018-06-05 False M001206 Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] Joseph Morelle D NY D. 25 2018-12-20 False Labor and Employment Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Business records Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Criminal procedure and sentencing Department of Labor Employment discrimination and employee rights Evidence and witnesses Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Inflation and prices Intergovernmental relations Judicial review and appeals Labor-management relations Legal fees and court costs Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission State and local government operations Wages and earnings Worker safety and health Labor and Employment 00 2017-02-07 Introduced in House 2017-10-31T16:59:35Z Protecting America's Workers Act

This bill amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA) to increase the scope of the Act by applying its coverage to federal, state, and local government employees. However, the bill makes OSHA inapplicable to working conditions covered by the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977.

The bill revises requirements governing worker protection, including by:

  • increasing protections for whistle-blowers as well as employees participating in or aiding inspections;
  • directing employers to furnish a hazard-free place of employment to all individuals, not just employees;
  • requiring the posting of employee rights concerning protection from retaliation;
  • requiring site logs of employees' work-related injuries and illnesses, including those of employees of other employers and contractors;
  • directing employers to report work-related deaths or hospitalizations;
  • prohibiting employers from discouraging accurate record keeping and reporting of work-related injuries or illnesses;
  • requiring the Department of Labor to investigate an incident in the workplace that results in the death of an employee or one that results in the hospitalization of two or more employees;
  • establishing rights for victims, or representatives of victims, with respect to inspections or investigations of work-related bodily injuries or deaths;
  • setting the permitted period for employers to correct serious, willful, or repeated violations while citations for the violations are being contested;
  • increasing civil and criminal penalties for certain violations;
  • expanding enforcement requirements relating to state occupational safety and health plans, including by allowing Labor concurrent enforcement authority in states where the state plans fail to meet minimum requirements; and
  • expanding requirements for workplace health hazard evaluations by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
]]> Protecting America's Workers Act Display Title Protecting America's Workers Act Official Title as Introduced 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 high gravity violations, to adjust penalties for inflation, to provide rights for victims or their family members, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Protecting America's Workers Act Introduced in House 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr914ih/xml/BILLS-115hr914ih.xml 2017-02-07 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.