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HR 1511 112th Congress House

Voluntary Protection Program Act

Official title: To authorize the Department of Labor's voluntary protection program and to expand the program to include more small businesses.

Introduced: February 1, 2012 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of LaborSmall businessWorker safety and health
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 20, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Apr 13, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Apr 13, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E706)
Apr 13, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 20, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Voluntary Protection Program Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to enter into cooperative agreements with employers to: (1) encourage establishment of comprehensive safety and health management systems to protect employees from occupational hazards, and (2) establish a voluntary protection program to encourage excellence and recognize its achievement in both the technical and managerial protection of employees from occupational hazards.

Requires the Secretary to take necessary steps for the orderly transition from Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cooperative agreements and voluntary protection programs existing before enactment of this Act to agreements and programs authorized under this Act.

Directs the Secretary to establish a program to increase small business participation in the voluntary protection program.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 807 Identical bill Voluntary Protection Program Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 1 Republican 2
JOHNSON, TIMOTHY
· Apr 16, 2012
Farenthold, Blake
· Mar 27, 2012
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Feb 1, 2012
Olson, Pete
· Feb 1, 2012
PLATTS, TODD
· Dec 14, 2011
PASTOR, ED
· Dec 8, 2011
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Dec 1, 2011
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Dec 1, 2011
MYRICK, SUE
· Jul 28, 2011
GREEN, GENE
· Apr 13, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1511: Voluntary Protection Program Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1511/
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"H.R. 1511: Voluntary Protection Program Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1511/.
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H.R. 1511, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1511/.
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