Worker Safety And Health

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US Congress 117th Congress

Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act [HB-2418] [Student Loans ] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Health ]
To provide student loan forgiveness to health care workers who are on the front line in response to COVID-19.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Introduced In House on 04/08/2021

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Fly Safe and Healthy Act of 2021 [HB-2387] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Public Health ]
To establish a temperature checks pilot program for air transportation, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Salud O. Carbajal Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 04/09/2021

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United States Capitol Police Wellness Promotion Act [HB-2389] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Mental Health ] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
To prohibit the Chief of the United States Capitol Police from retaliating or otherwise imposing disciplinary action against officers of the Capitol Police who seek or receive wellness services, including trauma counseling, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Randy K. Weber Introduced In House on 04/08/2021

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Voluntary Protection Program Act [HB-2363] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
To authorize the Department of Labor's voluntary protection program.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen Introduced In House on 04/05/2021

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Voter Empowerment Act of 2021 [HB-2358] [Voting Rights ] [Elections ] [Disabilities ]
To modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for individuals with disabilities, protect the ability of individuals to exercise the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 10/19/2021

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Federal Correctional Facilities COVID–19 Response Act [HB-2293] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
To establish procedures related to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in correctional facilities.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Cardenas Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 10/19/2021

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Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Act of 2021 [HB-2319] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ] [Senior Citizens ]
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to require long-term care facilities to report certain information relating to COVID-19 cases and deaths.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/01/2021

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Farmworker Pesticide Safety Act [HB-2313] [Agriculture ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Health ] [Environmental ] [Consumer Protection ]
To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to provide for better protection of workers using registered pesticides, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Garamendi Referred To The Subcommittee On Biotechnology, Horticulture, And Research. on 06/15/2021

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Freedom to Move Act [HB-2287] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Infrastructure ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a grant program to support efforts to provide fare-free transit service, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gwen Moore Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 03/30/2021

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National Manufacturing Guard Act [HB-2259] [Manufacturing ] [Trade ] [Small Business ] [Economic Development ] [National Security ]
To establish the Office of Supply Chain Preparedness within the Department of Commerce to manage the partnership of the United States with private industry and State and local governments with respect to the manufacturing of critical resources, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Troy Balderson Referred To The Subcommittee On Consumer Protection And Commerce. on 03/29/2021

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Commemorating the life and legacy of labor pioneer Kate Mullany in honor of Women's History Month. [HR-282] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Human Rights ]
Commemorating the life and legacy of labor pioneer Kate Mullany in honor of Women's History Month.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Paul D. Tonko Introduced In House on 03/26/2021

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Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2021 [HB-2238] [Environmental ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Consumer Protection ] [Animals ] [Water ] [Food ]
To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to reduce the production and use of certain single-use plastic products and packaging, to improve the responsibility of producers in the design, collection, reuse, recycling, and disposal of their consumer products and packaging, to prevent pollution from consumer products and packaging from entering into animal and human food chains and waterways, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 06/30/2022

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Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2021 [HB-2257] [Energy ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Health ] [Science ] [Healthcare ] [Workers' Compensation ]
To establish a presumption of occupational disease for certain employees at the Department of Energy, to refine the definition of compensable illnesses, to establish a research program, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Smith Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy. on 03/29/2021

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Asunción Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2022 [HB-2193] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ] [Workers' Compensation ] [Public Safety ]
To direct the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue an occupational safety and health standard to protect workers from heat-related injuries and illnesses.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Reported (amended) By The Committee On Education And Labor. H. Rept. 117-547. on 11/07/2022

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Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act [S.1053] [Agriculture ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Trade ]
A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to establish a working group to study regulatory and legislative improvements for the livestock, insect, and agricultural commodities transport industries, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Rounds Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 03/25/2021

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Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2021 [S.984] [Environmental ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Consumer Protection ] [Water ] [Food ] [Public Health ]
A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to reduce the production and use of certain single-use plastic products and packaging, to improve the responsibility of producers in the design, collection, reuse, recycling, and disposal of their consumer products and packaging, to prevent pollution from consumer products and packaging from entering into animal and human food chains and waterways, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/25/2021

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Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2021 [S.1025] [Energy ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Health ] [Science ] [Healthcare ] [Workers' Compensation ]
A bill to establish a presumption of occupational disease for certain employees at the Department of Energy, to refine the definition of compensable illnesses, to establish a research program, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joe Manchin Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/25/2021

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No Fencing at the United States Capitol Complex Act [S.1030] [Budget and Spending ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Crime ]
A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds to install permanent fencing around the United States Capitol, any of the Capitol Buildings, or any portion of the Capitol Grounds.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Roger F. Wicker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 03/25/2021

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CARA 3.0 Act of 2021 [S.987] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Mental Health ]
A bill to provide support with respect to the prevention of, treatment for, and recovery from, substance use disorder.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/25/2021

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Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2021 Democracy Restoration Act of 2021 Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2021 Voter Registration Modernization Act of 2021 Voter Registration Efficiency Act Automatic Voter Registration Act of 2021 [S.954] [Voting Rights ] [Elections ] [Disabilities ]
A bill to modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for individuals with disabilities, protect the ability of individuals to exercise the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 03/24/2021

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