KENT & O'CONNOR, INC. for AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Issues related to marijuana legalization. Cannabis Administration & Opportunity Act

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); SENATE; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry

Family issues/Abortion/Adoption FAM

S.248 & H.R.804 - FAMILY Act

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 804 (117th), S. 248 (117th)

Health Issues HCR

Legislation and regulations related to prescription drug abuse prevention and treatment. Legislation related to the opioid epidemic. Issues pertaining to the MSHA Silica Standard.

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry; Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R.4502 - FY2021 Appropriations - Advocacy for HRSA funding for Occupational Medicine Residency Program Funding H.R.1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

Contacted: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry; White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4502 (117th), H.R. 1319 (117th)

Insurance INS

Legislation and regulations related to federal worker's compensation.

Contacted: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Legislation related to workplace health and safety. Regulations related to Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Regulations related to electronic medical records. H.R.1065 - Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R.1195 - Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R.2193 - To direct the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue an occupational safety and health standard to protect workers from heat-related injuries and illnesses. S.1068 - Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2021 S.2510 - Preventing HEAT Illness and Deaths Act of 2021

Contacted: Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 1195 (117th), S. 1068 (117th), S. 2510 (117th), H.R. 2193 (117th), H.R. 1065 (117th)

Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

Legislation related to Health and Human Services, national security and health. Legislation addressing the COVID-19 pandemic. Advocacy related to the OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard. S.184 & H.R.646 - COVID-19 Mine Worker Protection Act

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office

Bills named: S. 184 (117th), H.R. 646 (117th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Legislation related to environmental issues. Issues related to the EPA Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Communications.

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA)