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To provide whistleblower protections to certain workers in the offshore oil and gas industry.

USA115th CongressHR-4304| House 
| Updated: 11/8/2017
Mark DeSaulnier

Mark DeSaulnier

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (3)
Jared Huffman (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 This bill prohibits an employer from discharging or discriminating against employees working in waters above the Outer Continental Shelf who report or testify about violations of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, including about unsafe conditions or the adequacy of any oil spill response plan required by law. The bill sets forth procedures for the filing, investigation, and adjudication of a whistle-blower complaint. Employers are required to: post a notice approved by the Department of Labor explaining employee rights and remedies in a conspicuous workplace location; provide training to employees about their rights within 30 days of employment, and at least once every 12 months thereafter; and provide employees with a card containing a toll free telephone number for obtaining information or for filing a complaint.
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Timeline
Nov 8, 2017
Introduced in House
Nov 8, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  • November 8, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • November 8, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • HR 115-6922: To amend the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 to provide whistleblower protection for union employees.
Administrative remediesCivil actions and liabilityDepartment of LaborEmployment discrimination and employee rightsGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsLegal fees and court costsMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMarine pollutionOil and gasPersonnel recordsPollution liabilityWorker safety and health

To provide whistleblower protections to certain workers in the offshore oil and gas industry.

USA115th CongressHR-4304| House 
| Updated: 11/8/2017
Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 This bill prohibits an employer from discharging or discriminating against employees working in waters above the Outer Continental Shelf who report or testify about violations of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, including about unsafe conditions or the adequacy of any oil spill response plan required by law. The bill sets forth procedures for the filing, investigation, and adjudication of a whistle-blower complaint. Employers are required to: post a notice approved by the Department of Labor explaining employee rights and remedies in a conspicuous workplace location; provide training to employees about their rights within 30 days of employment, and at least once every 12 months thereafter; and provide employees with a card containing a toll free telephone number for obtaining information or for filing a complaint.
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Timeline
Nov 8, 2017
Introduced in House
Nov 8, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  • November 8, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • November 8, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mark DeSaulnier

Mark DeSaulnier

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (3)
Jared Huffman (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • HR 115-6922: To amend the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 to provide whistleblower protection for union employees.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative remediesCivil actions and liabilityDepartment of LaborEmployment discrimination and employee rightsGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsLegal fees and court costsMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMarine pollutionOil and gasPersonnel recordsPollution liabilityWorker safety and health