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HR 5420 118th Congress House Labor and Employment Drug therapy Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Emergency medical services and trauma care Medical education Worker safety and health

Workplace Overdose Reversal Kits to Save Lives Act

Introduced: October 3, 2023 Introduced by: Watson Coleman, Bonnie Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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Workplace Overdose Reversal Kits to Save Lives Act or the WORK to Save Lives Act

This bill directs the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to take actions to make opioid overdose reversal medications available in workplaces.

Specifically, OSHA must issue regulations that require federal agencies to acquire and maintain opioid overdose reversal medications and annually train employees on the use of the medications. OSHA must also issue nonmandatory guidance to private employers on the same topics. 

What's happening now September 12, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2948 Identical bill WORK to Save Lives Act
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 Cosponsors 40
All 40 Democratic 24 Republican 4
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Leger Fernandez, Teresa
New Mexico · Nov 19, 2024
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McClellan, Jennifer L.
Virginia · Aug 30, 2024
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Aug 9, 2024
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Thanedar, Shri
Michigan · Aug 2, 2024
Nickel, Wiley
· Jul 22, 2024
Pascrell, Bill
· Jun 13, 2024
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Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Jun 4, 2024
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Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Jun 3, 2024
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Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · May 31, 2024
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · May 16, 2024
Porter, Katie
· Mar 11, 2024
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Feb 26, 2024
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 5, 2024
Molinaro, Marcus
· Jan 10, 2024
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Budzinski, Nikki
Illinois · Nov 1, 2023
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Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Oct 26, 2023
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Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Oct 12, 2023
Phillips, Dean
· Oct 11, 2023
Caraveo, Yadira
· Oct 3, 2023
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Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Oct 3, 2023
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Green, Al
Texas · Sep 27, 2023
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Sep 19, 2023
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Sep 19, 2023
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Jackson, Jonathan L.
Illinois · Sep 14, 2023
Cárdenas, Tony
· Sep 12, 2023
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Carson, André
Indiana · Sep 12, 2023
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Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · Sep 12, 2023
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Casten, Sean
Illinois · Sep 12, 2023
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Crockett, Jasmine
Texas · Sep 12, 2023
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Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Sep 12, 2023
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Sep 12, 2023
Lamborn, Doug
· Sep 12, 2023
Lee, Barbara
· Sep 12, 2023
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Mace, Nancy
South Carolina · Sep 12, 2023
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 12, 2023
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Pettersen, Brittany
Colorado · Sep 12, 2023
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Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Sep 12, 2023
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Salinas, Andrea
Oregon · Sep 12, 2023
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Sep 12, 2023
Trone, David
· Sep 12, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5420: Workplace Overdose Reversal Kits to Save Lives Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5420/
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"H.R. 5420: Workplace Overdose Reversal Kits to Save Lives Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5420/.
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H.R. 5420, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5420/.
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