PA Bill Number: HB2235
Title: Providing for regulation of the meat packing and food processing industry by creating facility health and safety committees in the workplace; ...
Description: Providing for regulation of the meat packing and food processing industry by creating facility health and safety committees in the workplace; ... ...
Last Action: Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Last Action Date: Apr 25, 2024
Proposed Federal House Legislation HB2998
Legislation Overview
Title: Protecting America’s Workers Act
Subject: Labor and employment
Description: To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for high gravity violations, to adjust penalties for inflation, to provide rights for victims or their family members, and for other purposes.
Session: 118th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Last Action Date: April 28, 2023
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2998/all-info
Sponsors
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20 sponsors: Joe Courtney (D); Robert Scott (D); Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D); Betty McCollum (D); Raul Grijalva (D); Janice Schakowsky (D); Suzanne Bonamici (D); Alma Adams (D); Kathy Castor (D); Joseph Morelle (D); Ilhan Omar (D); John Larson (D); Jahana Hayes (D); Chellie Pingree (D); Brad Sherman (D); Mark DeSaulnier (D); Dina Titus (D); John Garamendi (D); Rebecca Sherrill (D); Greg Casar (D)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Apr 28 2023 | Introduced in House |
| House | Apr 28 2023 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | May 12 2023 | federal bill text | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Education And The Workforce
Votes
There have not been any votes on this bill
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