WORK to Save Lives Act
Latest action · Feb 10, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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 10, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Workplace Overdose Reversal Kits to Save Lives Act or the WORK to Save Lives Act
This bill directs the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to take actions to make opioid overdose reversal medications available in workplaces.
Specifically, OSHA must issue regulations that require federal agencies to acquire and maintain opioid overdose reversal medications and offer voluntary annual training to employees on the use of the medications. OSHA must also issue nonmandatory guidance to private employers on the same topics.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 10, 2026 to Aug 13, 2026; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AZ | Adelita S. Grijalva | Original | Feb 10, 2026 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Feb 10, 2026 |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Original | Feb 10, 2026 |
| D-MD | April McClain Delaney | Original | Feb 10, 2026 |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Original | Feb 10, 2026 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Feb 10, 2026 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Feb 10, 2026 |
| D-RI | Gabe Amo | Original | Feb 10, 2026 |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Original | Feb 10, 2026 |
| D-NJ | LaMonica McIver | Original | Feb 10, 2026 |
| D-IL | Nikki Budzinski | Original | Feb 10, 2026 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Feb 10, 2026 |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Original | Feb 10, 2026 |
| D-IL | Jonathan L. Jackson | Mar 9, 2026 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Aug 13, 2026 |
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 10, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 10, 2026Introduced in House
- Feb 10, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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. 172, no. 28, February 10, 2026, page H2119.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3812 | WORK to Save Lives Act | Related bill | Mar 19, 2026 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Secretary of Labor to issue guidance and regulations regarding opioid overdose reversal medication and employee training.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- WORK to Save Lives Act
- Workplace Overdose Reversal Kits to Save Lives Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 10, 2026Introduced 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.
