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HR 349 100th Congress House Labor and Employment Agricultural labor Agriculture and Rural Affairs Health Occupational health and safety Potable water Public health Sanitary engineering Standards Water and Water Resources Development Water supply

Farmworker Health and Safety Act of 1987

Introduced: January 6, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 23, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and Safety.
Jan 6, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jan 6, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Farmworker Health and Safety Act of 1987 - Establishes a field sanitation occupational health and safety standard for potable drinking water, toilet facilities, and handwashing facilities with respect to agricultural employees engaged in hand-labor operations in the field.

Provides that such standard shall be deemed to be an occupational health and safety standard promulgated, enforceable, and subject to penalties for violations under specified provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA).

Prohibits modification, revocation, or challenge of such standard under specified provisions of OSHA.

Provides that this Act shall not preempt any State occupational health and safety standard, or any provision thereof, which is more effective in providing sanitized potable drinking water and toilet and handwashing facilities for agricultural employees than the standard established under this Act.

Directs the Secretary of Labor to submit to the Congress a plan for inspecting agricultural establishments and to report within two years of the effective date of this Act on inspections made pursuant to this Act.

What's happening now February 23, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Health and Safety.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jan 27, 1987
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 349: Farmworker Health and Safety Act of 1987. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-349/
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"H.R. 349: Farmworker Health and Safety Act of 1987." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-349/.
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H.R. 349, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-349/.
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