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S 904 116th Congress Senate Labor and Employment Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Labor Worker safety and health

Voluntary Protection Program Act

Introduced: March 27, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Mar 27, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 27, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Voluntary Protection Program Act

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

What's happening now March 27, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1956 Identical bill Voluntary Protection Program Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Young, Todd
Indiana · May 14, 2019
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Apr 9, 2019
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Mar 27, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 904: Voluntary Protection Program Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-904/
MLA
"S. 904: Voluntary Protection Program Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-904/.
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S. 904, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-904/.
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