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Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Issues related to marijuana legalization. Cannabis Administration & Opportunity Act H.R.3617 - MORE Act of 2021

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

Bills named: H.R. 3617 (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: SENATE; Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); White House Office; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry

Bills named: H.R. 646 (117th), S. 184 (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. S.610 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act

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

Bills named: S. 610 (117th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R.4502 - FY2021 Appropriations - Advocacy for HRSA funding for Occupational Medicine Residency Program Funding

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

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

Environment/Superfund ENV

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

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

Family issues/Abortion/Adoption FAM

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

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

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

Insurance INS

Legislation and regulations related to federal worker's compensation.

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

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. Regulations related to heat illness prevention. 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 H.R.1180 - Accurate Workplace Injury and Illness Records Restoration Act

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

Bills named: H.R. 1065 (117th), H.R. 2193 (117th), H.R. 1195 (117th), H.R. 1180 (117th), S. 1068 (117th), S. 2510 (117th)