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Correctional Facilities Occupational Safety and Health Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-3220| House 
| Updated: 5/11/2023
Emanuel Cleaver

Emanuel Cleaver

Democratic Representative

Missouri

Cosponsors (17)
Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Shontel M. Brown (Democratic)Troy A. Carter (Democratic)Delia C. Ramirez (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Sydney Kamlager-Dove (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Summer L. Lee (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Jamaal Bowman (Democratic)Katie Porter (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee, Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Correctional Facilities Occupational Safety and Health Act of 2023 This bill extends federal workplace safety and health protections to incarcerated workers. These are individuals who (1) are incarcerated or detained in a federal, state, or local correctional facility (or a private facility operating under government contract); and (2) perform work offered or required by the correctional facility, such as prison work programs or work release programs. States and territories that enforce their own workplace safety and health laws and standards under a plan approved by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration must include workplace protections for incarcerated workers in the plan. In addition, the Department of Labor must establish a grant program to assist states with amending their occupational safety and health laws to cover incarcerated workers and with enforcing those laws. Furthermore, the Bureau of Prisons must ensure that its workplace safety and health program applies to incarcerated workers in the same manner as it applies to employees of the bureau. Additionally, states and localities that participate in the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program must have workplace safety and health protections for incarcerated workers that are appropriately monitored and enforced. The bill reserves a portion of the grants for recipients to use to set up workplace safety and health protections for incarcerated workers. The bill also requires periodic reports to Congress and the Department of Justice about the workplace and safety conditions at correctional facilities, including any potential noncompliance with relevant standards.
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Timeline
Feb 16, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 118-518
Introduced in Senate
May 11, 2023
Introduced in House
May 11, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • February 16, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 118-518
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 11, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • May 11, 2023
    Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • S 118-518: Correctional Facilities Occupational Safety and Health Act of 2023
Congressional oversightCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentDetention of personsGovernment information and archivesLabor standardsWorker safety and health

Correctional Facilities Occupational Safety and Health Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-3220| House 
| Updated: 5/11/2023
Correctional Facilities Occupational Safety and Health Act of 2023 This bill extends federal workplace safety and health protections to incarcerated workers. These are individuals who (1) are incarcerated or detained in a federal, state, or local correctional facility (or a private facility operating under government contract); and (2) perform work offered or required by the correctional facility, such as prison work programs or work release programs. States and territories that enforce their own workplace safety and health laws and standards under a plan approved by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration must include workplace protections for incarcerated workers in the plan. In addition, the Department of Labor must establish a grant program to assist states with amending their occupational safety and health laws to cover incarcerated workers and with enforcing those laws. Furthermore, the Bureau of Prisons must ensure that its workplace safety and health program applies to incarcerated workers in the same manner as it applies to employees of the bureau. Additionally, states and localities that participate in the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program must have workplace safety and health protections for incarcerated workers that are appropriately monitored and enforced. The bill reserves a portion of the grants for recipients to use to set up workplace safety and health protections for incarcerated workers. The bill also requires periodic reports to Congress and the Department of Justice about the workplace and safety conditions at correctional facilities, including any potential noncompliance with relevant standards.
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Timeline
Feb 16, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 118-518
Introduced in Senate
May 11, 2023
Introduced in House
May 11, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • February 16, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 118-518
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 11, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • May 11, 2023
    Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Emanuel Cleaver

Emanuel Cleaver

Democratic Representative

Missouri

Cosponsors (17)
Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Shontel M. Brown (Democratic)Troy A. Carter (Democratic)Delia C. Ramirez (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Sydney Kamlager-Dove (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Summer L. Lee (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Jamaal Bowman (Democratic)Katie Porter (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee, Education and Workforce Committee

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • S 118-518: Correctional Facilities Occupational Safety and Health Act of 2023
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentDetention of personsGovernment information and archivesLabor standardsWorker safety and health