Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019
Latest action · May 23, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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.
- IntroducedMay 23, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019
This bill prohibits an employer from discharging or discriminating against employees working in waters above the Outer Continental Shelf who report or testify about violations of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, including about unsafe conditions or the adequacy of any oil spill response plan required by law.
The bill sets forth procedures for the filing, investigation, and adjudication of a whistle-blower complaint.
Employers are required to
- post a notice approved by the Department of Labor explaining employee rights and remedies in a conspicuous workplace location;
- provide training to employees about their rights within 30 days of employment, and at least once every 12 months thereafter; and
- provide employees with a card containing a toll-free telephone number for obtaining information or for filing a complaint.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 23, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | May 23, 2019 |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Original | May 23, 2019 |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Original | May 23, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 23, 2019Introduced in House
- May 23, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
- Administrative remedies
- Civil actions and liability
- Department of Labor
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Labor and Employment
- Legal fees and court costs
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marine pollution
- Oil and gas
- Personnel records
- Pollution liability
- Worker safety and health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 23, 2019Introduced in House
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