Correctional Facilities Occupational Safety and Health Act of 2023
Latest action · May 11, 2023 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 11, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Correctional Facilities Occupational Safety and Health Act of 2023
This bill extends federal workplace safety and health protections to incarcerated workers. These are individuals who (1) are incarcerated or detained in a federal, state, or local correctional facility (or a private facility operating under government contract); and (2) perform work offered or required by the correctional facility, such as prison work programs or work release programs.
States and territories that enforce their own workplace safety and health laws and standards under a plan approved by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration must include workplace protections for incarcerated workers in the plan. In addition, the Department of Labor must establish a grant program to assist states with amending their occupational safety and health laws to cover incarcerated workers and with enforcing those laws.
Furthermore, the Bureau of Prisons must ensure that its workplace safety and health program applies to incarcerated workers in the same manner as it applies to employees of the bureau.
Additionally, states and localities that participate in the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program must have workplace safety and health protections for incarcerated workers that are appropriately monitored and enforced. The bill reserves a portion of the grants for recipients to use to set up workplace safety and health protections for incarcerated workers.
The bill also requires periodic reports to Congress and the Department of Justice about the workplace and safety conditions at correctional facilities, including any potential noncompliance with relevant standards.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 11, 2023 to Dec 19, 2024; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | May 11, 2023 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | May 11, 2023 |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Original | May 11, 2023 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | May 11, 2023 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | May 11, 2023 |
| D-OH | Shontel M. Brown | Original | May 11, 2023 |
| D-CA | Sydney Kamlager-Dove | Original | May 11, 2023 |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Original | May 11, 2023 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jun 20, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Summer L. Lee | Jul 19, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Oct 12, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Oct 24, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Jan 17, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Jamaal Bowman | Jan 30, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Feb 28, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Jul 11, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Delia C. Ramirez | Dec 19, 2024 |
Committees 2
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 May 11, 2023 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 11, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 11, 2023Introduced in House
- May 11, 2023Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 80, May 11, 2023, page H2311.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 518 | Correctional Facilities Occupational Safety and Health Act of 2023 | Identical bill | Feb 16, 2023 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To enhance coverage and oversight of occupational safety and health standards in correctional facilities, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Correctional Facilities Occupational Safety and Health Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 11, 2023Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
