US Congress House Bill 2500 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 30-16)
Status: Introduced on May 21 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-11-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Voluntary Protection Program Act Directs the Secretary of Labor to enter into cooperative agreements with employers to: encourage establishment of comprehensive safety and health management systems to protect employees from occupational hazards, and establish a voluntary protection program to encourage excellence and recognize its achievement in both the technical and managerial protection of employees from occupational hazards. Requires the Secretary to take necessary steps for the orderly transition from Occupational Safety and Health Administration cooperative agreements and voluntary protection programs existing before enactment of this Act to agreements and programs authorized under this Act.

Voluntary Protection Program Act

Rep. Todd Rokita [R-IN]	Rep. Martha Roby [R-AL]	Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]	Rep. Glenn Grothman [R-WI]
Rep. Mark Amodei [R-NV]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Blake Farenthold [R-TX]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]
Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Rep. David Roe [R-TN]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]
Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. David Scott [D-GA]	Rep. Robert Aderholt [R-AL]
Rep. Mike Pompeo [R-KS]	Rep. Don Young [R-AK]	Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]	Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]
Rep. Randy Weber [R-TX]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Morgan Griffith [R-VA]	Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R-TX]
Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX]	Rep. Larry Bucshon [R-IN]	Rep. Will Hurd [R-TX]	Rep. Carlos Curbelo [R-FL]
Rep. Sam Graves [R-MO]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]	Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]
Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]	Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]	Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]	Rep. Brad Wenstrup [R-OH]
Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX]	Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]	Rep. Rick Allen [R-GA]	Rep. Filemon Vela [D-TX]
Rep. Brian Babin [R-TX]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]	Rep. Duncan Hunter [R-CA]	Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R-OH]
Rep. John Shimkus [R-IL]	Rep. James Renacci [R-OH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-11-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
2015-05-21	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
2015-05-21	House	Introduced in House

SB2881 (Same As) 2016-04-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2500/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr2500/BILLS-114hr2500ih.pdf