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WORK to Save Lives Act

USA118th CongressS-2948| Senate 
| Updated: 9/27/2023
Jeff Merkley

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Senator

Oregon

Cosponsors (1)
Martin Heinrich (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Workplace Overdose Reversal Kits to Save Lives Act or the WORK to Save Lives Act This bill directs the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to take actions to make opioid overdose reversal medications available in workplaces. Specifically, OSHA must issue regulations that require federal agencies to acquire and maintain opioid overdose reversal medications and annually train employees on the use of the medications. OSHA must also issue nonmandatory guidance to private employers on the same topics.
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Timeline
Sep 27, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Sep 27, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • September 27, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 27, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • HR 118-5420: Workplace Overdose Reversal Kits to Save Lives Act

WORK to Save Lives Act

USA118th CongressS-2948| Senate 
| Updated: 9/27/2023
Workplace Overdose Reversal Kits to Save Lives Act or the WORK to Save Lives Act This bill directs the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to take actions to make opioid overdose reversal medications available in workplaces. Specifically, OSHA must issue regulations that require federal agencies to acquire and maintain opioid overdose reversal medications and annually train employees on the use of the medications. OSHA must also issue nonmandatory guidance to private employers on the same topics.
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Timeline
Sep 27, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Sep 27, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • September 27, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 27, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jeff Merkley

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Senator

Oregon

Cosponsors (1)
Martin Heinrich (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • HR 118-5420: Workplace Overdose Reversal Kits to Save Lives Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted