Voluntary Protection Program Act
Latest action · Apr 23, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 13, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 13, 2013 to Jul 28, 2014; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Original | Feb 13, 2013 |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Original | Feb 13, 2013 |
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | Original | Feb 13, 2013 |
| R-IN | Larry Bucshon | Feb 25, 2013 | |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Mar 6, 2013 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Mar 21, 2013 | |
| R-IL | Aaron Schock | Jun 5, 2013 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Jun 5, 2013 | |
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Jun 27, 2013 | |
| R-TX | Steve Stockman | Dec 5, 2013 | |
| R-AR | Eric A. "Rick" Crawford | Jul 28, 2014 |
Withdrew 3 Mike Pompeo R-KS May 7, 2013·Raúl M. Grijalva D-AZ May 7, 2013·Ruben Hinojosa D-TX May 7, 2013
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Feb 13, 2013 |
| Workforce Protections Subcommittee | Referred Apr 23, 2013 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 23, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
- Feb 13, 2013Introduced in House
- Feb 13, 2013Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E136)
- Feb 13, 2013Referred 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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E136 | Thomas E. Petri R-WI | Feb 13, 2013 |
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H502.
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.
- Feb 13, 2013Introduced in House
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