HR 1511 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Voluntary Protection Program Act

Introduced Apr 13, 2011 Originated House Sponsor Thomas E. Petri R-WI

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Latest action · May 20, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedApr 13, 2011
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Voluntary Protection Program Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to enter into cooperative agreements with employers to: (1) encourage establishment of comprehensive safety and health management systems to protect employees from occupational hazards, and (2) establish a voluntary protection program to encourage excellence and recognize its achievement in both the technical and managerial protection of employees from occupational hazards.

Requires the Secretary to take necessary steps for the orderly transition from Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cooperative agreements and voluntary protection programs existing before enactment of this Act to agreements and programs authorized under this Act.

Directs the Secretary to establish a program to increase small business participation in the voluntary protection program.

Cosponsors 22

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 13, 2011 to Jun 6, 2012; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-TXGene GreenOriginalApr 13, 2011
R-NYRichard L. HannaJul 28, 2011
R-NCSue Wilkins MyrickJul 28, 2011
R-TXFrancisco "Quico" CansecoOct 4, 2011
R-GAJack KingstonNov 2, 2011
D-NCMike McIntyreNov 29, 2011
R-NVMark E. AmodeiDec 1, 2011
D-NYPaul TonkoDec 1, 2011
D-AZEd PastorDec 8, 2011
R-MSAlan NunneleeDec 14, 2011
D-PAAllyson Y. SchwartzDec 14, 2011
R-INLarry BucshonDec 14, 2011
R-PATodd Russell PlattsDec 14, 2011
R-TXJohn R. CarterFeb 1, 2012
R-TXPete OlsonFeb 1, 2012
D-TXRuben HinojosaFeb 9, 2012
R-TNDavid P. RoeFeb 14, 2012
R-ILAaron SchockFeb 17, 2012
R-IATom LathamFeb 17, 2012
R-TXBlake FarentholdMar 27, 2012
R-ILTimothy V. JohnsonApr 16, 2012
D-COEd PerlmutterJun 6, 2012

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Apr 13, 2011
Workforce Protections Subcommittee
Referred May 20, 2011

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 20, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
  2. Apr 13, 2011Introduced in House
  3. Apr 13, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E706)
  4. Apr 13, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E706Thomas E. Petri R-WIApr 13, 2011

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H2666.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 112-64PROMOTING SAFE WORKPLACES THROUGH VOLUNTARY PROTECTION PROGRAMS55 pagesEducation and Workforce CommitteeJun 28, 2012

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 807Voluntary Protection Program ActIdentical billApr 13, 2011

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To authorize the Department of Labor's voluntary protection program and to expand the program to include more small businesses.
Short Titles as Introduced
Voluntary Protection Program Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 13, 2011Introduced in House

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