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Public Service Worker Protection Act
To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under such Act to public employees.
Summary
The bill would amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to extend workplace safety and health standards coverage to public sector employees, including federal, state, and local government workers. Currently, OSHA requirements do not apply to government workplaces. The bill would expand the definition of "employer" under the Act to include the federal government, states, and political subdivisions of states. The expansion would take effect 90 days after enactment, except that states and political subdivisions without an approved occupational safety state plan would have 36 months to comply.
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Sponsor (1)
14 cosponsors
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI)
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT)
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL)
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA)
- Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO)
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM)
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR)
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA)
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT)
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA)
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] (D-NY)
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD)
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA)
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR)
Actions (2)
- May 22, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. · senate
- May 22, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 22, 2025
Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Lujan, Ms. Warren, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. Schiff) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
A BILL
To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under such Act to public employees.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Public Service Worker Protection Act”.
SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.
(a) In General.—Section 3(5) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 652(5)) is amended by striking “but does not include” and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting “including the United States, a State, or a political subdivision of a State.”.
(b) Rule of Construction.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect the application of section 18 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 667).
(c) Effective Date.—
(1) In general.—Subject to paragraph (2), this Act and the amendment made by this Act, shall take effect on the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
(2) Exception for states and political subdivisions.—This Act, and the amendment made by this Act, shall take effect on the date that is 36 months after the date of enactment of this Act with respect to a workplace of a State, or a political subdivision of a State, that does not have a State plan approved under section 18 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 667). <all>
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