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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.

USA115th CongressHR-914| House 
| Updated: 2/7/2017
Joe Courtney

Joe Courtney

Democratic Representative

Connecticut

Cosponsors (36)
Donald Norcross (Democratic)John Garamendi (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Joseph D. Morelle (Democratic)John Conyers (Democratic)Gene Green (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Peter J. Visclosky (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
Feb 7, 2017
Introduced in House
Feb 7, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 22, 2018

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 115-2621
Introduced in Senate
  • February 7, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • February 7, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.


  • March 22, 2018

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 115-2621
    Introduced in Senate

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • S 115-1000: A bill 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.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesBusiness recordsCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightCriminal procedure and sentencingDepartment of LaborEmployment discrimination and employee rightsEvidence and witnessesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsInflation and pricesIntergovernmental relationsJudicial review and appealsLabor-management relationsLegal fees and court costsOccupational Safety and Health Review CommissionState and local government operationsWages and earningsWorker safety and health

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.

USA115th CongressHR-914| House 
| Updated: 2/7/2017
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.
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Timeline
Feb 7, 2017
Introduced in House
Feb 7, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 22, 2018

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 115-2621
Introduced in Senate
  • February 7, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • February 7, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.


  • March 22, 2018

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 115-2621
    Introduced in Senate
Joe Courtney

Joe Courtney

Democratic Representative

Connecticut

Cosponsors (36)
Donald Norcross (Democratic)John Garamendi (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Joseph D. Morelle (Democratic)John Conyers (Democratic)Gene Green (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Peter J. Visclosky (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • S 115-1000: A bill 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 Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesBusiness recordsCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightCriminal procedure and sentencingDepartment of LaborEmployment discrimination and employee rightsEvidence and witnessesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsInflation and pricesIntergovernmental relationsJudicial review and appealsLabor-management relationsLegal fees and court costsOccupational Safety and Health Review CommissionState and local government operationsWages and earningsWorker safety and health