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HR 7540 117th Congress House

Safe Workplaces Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Labor to promulgate an occupational safety and health standard on reducing the threat of violence in the workplace, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 27, 2022 Introduced by: Neguse, Joe Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment
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Apr 18, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Apr 18, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 18, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Safe Workplaces Act

This bill requires the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to promulgate an occupational safety and health standard on reducing the threat of workplace violence, including firearm violence.

Additionally, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health must study and make recommendations about ways to reduce workplace violence. OSHA must consider those recommendations when promulgating the workplace safety and health standard.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Democratic 15
D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · May 31, 2022
Jones, Mondaire
· May 31, 2022
Blumenauer, Earl
· May 27, 2022
Brown, Anthony
· May 27, 2022
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · May 27, 2022
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · May 27, 2022
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 27, 2022
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · May 27, 2022
 D
Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · May 27, 2022
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · May 27, 2022
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · May 27, 2022
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 27, 2022
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Apr 18, 2022
Cicilline, David
· Apr 18, 2022
Deutch, Theodore
· Apr 18, 2022
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Apr 18, 2022
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Apr 18, 2022
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Apr 18, 2022
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Apr 18, 2022
 D
Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Apr 18, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7540: Safe Workplaces Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7540/
MLA
"H.R. 7540: Safe Workplaces Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7540/.
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H.R. 7540, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7540/.
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[H.R. 7540: Safe Workplaces Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7540/)
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