HR 7540
117th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
Safe Workplaces Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 18, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Apr 18, 2022
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Committees of jurisdiction
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