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H.R. 5664 117th Congress House

Keeping Workers Safe Act

Official title: To require the Secretary of Labor to issue a notice to the public regarding each enforcement action under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 that r… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Secretary of Labor to issue a notice to the public regarding each enforcement action under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 that results in large penalties or where multiple violations or repeated other-than-serious violations are present.

Introduced: October 21, 2021 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Oct 21, 2021
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Keeping Workers Safe Act

This bill requires the Department of Labor to notify the public about certain enforcement actions taken against an employer for safety and health violations.

First, Labor must issue a notice of each enforcement action with a penalty greater than $60,000. Second, Labor must issue a notice of each enforcement action resulting from (1) multiple, serious violations, or (2) repeated violations classified as other-than-serious.

Labor must issue a notice within seven days of taking the enforcement action and distribute it through

  • regional and local newspapers in the area where the employer is located;
  • applicable trade, industry, or labor organizations; and
  • relevant state and local government entities.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5664: Keeping Workers Safe Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5664/
MLA
"H.R. 5664: Keeping Workers Safe Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5664/.
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H.R. 5664, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5664/.
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[H.R. 5664: Keeping Workers Safe Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5664/)
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