US Congress House Bill 632 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 11-2)
Status: Introduced on February 13 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-04-23 - 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: (1) encourage establishment of comprehensive safety and health management systems to protect employees from occupational hazards, and (2) 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 (OSHA) cooperative agreements and voluntary protection programs existing before enactment of this Act to agreements and programs authorized under this Act. Directs the Secretary to establish a program to increase small business participation in the voluntary protection program.

Voluntary Protection Program Act

Rep. Thomas Petri [R-WI]	Rep. Mark Amodei [R-NV]	Rep. Larry Bucshon [R-IN]	Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]
Rep. Eric Crawford [R-AR]	Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]	Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]	Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]
Rep. Mike Pompeo [R-KS]	Rep. David Roe [R-TN]	Rep. Aaron Schock [R-IL]	Rep. Steve Stockman [R-TX]
Rep. Lee Terry [R-NE]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-04-23	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
2013-02-13	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
2013-02-13	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E136)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/632/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr632/BILLS-113hr632ih.pdf