Worker Safety And Health

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US Congress 117th Congress

Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2022 [S.3850] [Immigration ] [National Security ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Trade ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
A bill to increase the number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Customs and Border Protection officers and support staff and to require reports that identify staffing, infrastructure, and equipment needed to enhance security at ports of entry.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 03/16/2022

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Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act [S.3828] [Student Loans ] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Health ]
A bill to provide student loan forgiveness to health care workers who are on the front line in response to COVID-19.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/14/2022

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National Commission on the COVID–19 Pandemic Act [HB-7069] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ] [Science ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
To establish the Commission on the COVID-19 Pandemic.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/14/2022

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Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 [HB-6865] [Trade ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Peter DeFazio Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 03/30/2022

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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that in order to effectively address the high prevalence of individuals suffering from mental health conditions and substance use disorders, the United States needs to make historic financial investments into mental health and substance use disorder care and finally acknowledge such care as a priority in health care equal to physical health, and for other purposes. [SR-518] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Overdose Prevention ]
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that in order to effectively address the high prevalence of individuals suffering from mental health conditions and substance use disorders, the United States needs to make historic financial investments into mental health and substance use disorder care and finally acknowledge such care as a priority in health care equal to physical health, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/17/2022

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RETURN Act of 2022 Return Employees to Understaffed Work Sites to Reopen Now Act of 2022 [S.3672] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Health ] [Public Safety ]
A bill to require the head of each agency to establish a plan to resume in-person operations, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 02/16/2022

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Schedules That Work Act [S.3642] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Consumer Protection ] [Small Business ]
A bill to permit employees to request changes to their work schedules without fear of retaliation and to ensure that employers consider these requests, and to require employers to provide more predictable and stable schedules for employees in certain occupations with evidence of unpredictable and unstable scheduling practices that negatively affect employees, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/14/2022

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Schedules That Work Act [HB-6670] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Consumer Protection ] [Small Business ]
To permit employees to request changes to their work schedules without fear of retaliation and to ensure that employers consider these requests, and to require employers to provide more predictable and stable schedules for employees in certain occupations with evidence of unpredictable and unstable scheduling practices that negatively affect employees, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 11/01/2022

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Provider Relief Fund Improvement Act [S.3611] [Healthcare ] [Funding ] [Public Health ]
A bill to provide for improvements in the reimbursement of eligible health care providers through the Provider Relief Fund, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/09/2022

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Religious Freedom Over Mandates Act [HB-6502] [Religion ] [Funding ] [Public Health ]
To prohibit the use of Federal funds for any system of records on religious accommodations with respect to any COVID-19 vaccination requirement.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/26/2022

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Domestic SUPPLY Act of 2022 Domestic Security Using Production Partnerships and Lessons from Yesterday Act of 2022 [HB-6468] [Healthcare ] [Defense ] [Public Health ] [National Security ] [Manufacturing ] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ]
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in collaboration with the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response and the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security, to establish a program of entering into partnerships with eligible domestic manufacturers to ensure the availability of qualified personal protective equipment to prepare for and respond to national health or other emergencies, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/24/2022

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A joint resolution disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Coronavirus Immunization of School Students and Early Childhood Workers Amendment Act of 2021. [SJR-34] [Public Health ] [Education ] [Healthcare ] [Children and Youth ]
A joint resolution disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Coronavirus Immunization of School Students and Early Childhood Workers Amendment Act of 2021.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 01/19/2022

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Restore Parental and Consumer Medical Rights in the Nation's Capital Act [S.3514] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Consumer Protection ]
A bill to repeal COVID-19 vaccination requirements imposed by the District of Columbia.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 01/18/2022

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No Mandates for Healthcare Workers Act [HB-6414] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ]
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to prohibit any conditions of participation under the Medicare or Medicaid programs that include a vaccine or drug mandate.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Markwayne Mullin Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/18/2022

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A resolution recognizing the essential work of United States Capitol personnel on the anniversary of the insurrectionist attack on the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021. [SR-490] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Public Safety ] [Human Rights ] [Crime ]
A resolution recognizing the essential work of United States Capitol personnel on the anniversary of the insurrectionist attack on the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Voice Vote. on 01/13/2022

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Masks for All Act of 2022 [S.3486] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ] [Manufacturing ] [Defense ] [Disaster Relief ]
A bill to provide, manufacture, and distribute high quality N-95 respirator masks for every individual in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic using the Defense Production Act and other means.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 01/12/2022

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Masks for All Act of 2022 [HB-6385] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ] [Manufacturing ] [Defense ] [Disaster Relief ]
To provide, manufacture, and distribute high quality N-95 respirator masks for every individual in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic using the Defense Production Act and other means.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings, And Emergency Management. on 01/13/2022

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U.S. Leadership in Space Act of 2022 [HB-6391] [Aerospace ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [National Security ]
To ensure continued United States leadership in space and low-Earth orbit.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Randy Weber Introduced In House on 01/12/2022

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Prohibiting Private Sector Vaccine Mandates Act of 2022 [S.3461] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ] [Small Business ] [Consumer Protection ]
A bill to provide that the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard" shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Braun Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 241. on 01/18/2022

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Preventing Mandates on Toddlers Act [S.3412] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ] [Budget and Spending ]
A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds to enforce the rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to COVID-19 vaccine and mask requirements for Head Start programs.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Wicker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 12/16/2021

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