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H.R. 978 117th Congress House

Chai Suthammanont Remembrance Act of 2021

Official title: To require the head of each agency to establish a safety plan relating to COVID-19 for any worksite at which employees or contractors are required to be physic… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the head of each agency to establish a safety plan relating to COVID-19 for any worksite at which employees or contractors are required to be physically present during the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 11, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Sep 29, 2021
UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST - Mr. DeSaulnier asked unanimous consent that the ordering of the yeas and nays on the motion that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill H.R. 978 be vacated, to the end that the motion be considered as withdrawn. Agreed to without objection.
May 13, 2021
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 13, 2021
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 11, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Feb 11, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 29, 2021

UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST - Mr. DeSaulnier asked unanimous consent that the ordering of the yeas and nays on the motion that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill H.R. 978 be vacated, to the end that the motion be considered as withdrawn. Agreed to without objection.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Chai Suthammanont Remembrance Act of 2021

This bill requires federal agencies to develop and disclose safety plans that contain certain information for on-site employees and contractors during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

Specifically, the bill requires each agency to post a safety plan on its website that includes descriptions of (1) the personal protective equipment that the agency will provide to its on-site employees and contractors; (2) protections for employees whose work requires them to travel off-site; (3) testing, contact-tracing, and vaccination protocols; and (4) protocols that ensure the continuity of operations in the event it is necessary to reverse on-site requirements.

Each agency's Office of the Inspector General must report on whether the agency has published and implemented its safety plan.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2343 Chai Suthammanont Remembrance Act of 2021
  • HR 8466 Chai Suthammanont Healthy Federal Workplaces Act of 2022
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 5
D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jun 15, 2021
Wexton, Jennifer
· Mar 19, 2021
Newman, Marie
· Mar 16, 2021
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Feb 15, 2021
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Feb 11, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 11, 2021
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Feb 11, 2021
Sarbanes, John
· Feb 11, 2021
Speier, Jackie
· Feb 11, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 978: Chai Suthammanont Remembrance Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-978/
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"H.R. 978: Chai Suthammanont Remembrance Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-978/.
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