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Correctional Facilities Occupational Safety and Health Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-518| Senate 
| Updated: 2/16/2023
Cory A. Booker

Cory A. Booker

Democratic Senator

New Jersey

Judiciary 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
Introduced in Senate
Feb 16, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 11, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-3220
Introduced in House
  • February 16, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 16, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • May 11, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-3220
    Introduced in House

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • HR 118-3220: 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 CongressS-518| Senate 
| Updated: 2/16/2023
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
Introduced in Senate
Feb 16, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 11, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-3220
Introduced in House
  • February 16, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 16, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • May 11, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-3220
    Introduced in House
Cory A. Booker

Cory A. Booker

Democratic Senator

New Jersey

Judiciary Committee

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • HR 118-3220: 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