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HR 8819 117th Congress House

Worker Safety in Climate Disasters Act

Official title: To provide employment protection and paid emergency leave to workers impacted by certain climate disasters, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 30, 2022 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment
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Sep 14, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Sep 14, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 14, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Worker Safety in Climate Disasters Act

This bill provides paid emergency leave time (80 hours for a full-time employee) for an employee who is unable to work (or telework) due to certain climate disasters.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 6
D
Chu, Judy
California · Dec 30, 2022
Bowman, Jamaal
· Sep 14, 2022
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Sep 14, 2022
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Sep 14, 2022
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Sep 14, 2022
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Sep 14, 2022
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Sep 14, 2022
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Sep 14, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8819: Worker Safety in Climate Disasters Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8819/
MLA
"H.R. 8819: Worker Safety in Climate Disasters Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8819/.
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H.R. 8819, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8819/.
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[H.R. 8819: Worker Safety in Climate Disasters Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8819/)
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