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: September 12, 2023
Introduced by:
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
Democratic
· New Jersey
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 12, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Sep 12, 2023
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Committees of jurisdiction
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