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HR 1444 115th Congress House Labor and Employment Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Labor Worker safety and health

Voluntary Protection Program Act

Introduced: November 1, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Mar 9, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 9, 2017
Introduced in House
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Voluntary Protection Program Act

This bill provides statutory authority for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA's) voluntary protection program, under which management, labor, and OSHA establish cooperative relationships at workplaces that have implemented a comprehensive safety and health management system.

What's happening now March 9, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1878 Identical bill Voluntary Protection Program Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 46
All 46 Democratic 16 Republican 14
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Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Nov 27, 2018
Ferguson, A.
· Jul 16, 2018
 R
Bost, Mike
Illinois · Jul 11, 2018
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jun 12, 2018
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 12, 2018
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Jun 7, 2018
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jun 6, 2018
Rooney, Francis
· May 22, 2018
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Apr 27, 2018
Gianforte, Greg
· Mar 19, 2018
BRADY, KEVIN
· Mar 13, 2018
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Mar 13, 2018
 R
Higgins, Clay
Louisiana · Mar 5, 2018
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Mar 5, 2018
SHIMKUS, JOHN
· Mar 5, 2018
Brooks, Susan
· Feb 27, 2018
Brat, Dave
· Jan 19, 2018
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Dec 21, 2017
Hunter, Duncan
· Dec 21, 2017
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Dec 7, 2017
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Nov 16, 2017
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Nov 8, 2017
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Nov 1, 2017
Delaney, John
· Nov 1, 2017
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Nov 1, 2017
Graves, Garret
· Oct 31, 2017
SMITH, LAMAR
· Oct 31, 2017
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Oct 4, 2017
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Aug 8, 2017
 D
Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Jul 25, 2017
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Jul 12, 2017
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jul 3, 2017
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Jun 27, 2017
Russell, Steve
· Jun 26, 2017
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Jun 21, 2017
Farenthold, Blake
· Jun 20, 2017
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 13, 2017
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jun 13, 2017
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Jun 8, 2017
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Jun 8, 2017
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Apr 26, 2017
 R
Smucker, Lloyd
Pennsylvania · Mar 28, 2017
Renacci, James
· Mar 22, 2017
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Mar 16, 2017
Hurd, Will
· Mar 9, 2017
Roby, Martha
· Mar 9, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1444: Voluntary Protection Program Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1444/
MLA
"H.R. 1444: Voluntary Protection Program Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1444/.
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H.R. 1444, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1444/.
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