U.S. House · 118th Congress · H.R. 2998
Protecting America’s Workers Act
To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for high gravity violations, to adjust penalties for inflation, to provide rights for victims or their family members, and for other purposes.
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- Sponsor
- Joe CourtneyD-CT-2
- Introduced
- April 28, 2023, in the House
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Labor and Employment (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
- congress.gov
Votes on this bill (0)
Neither the House nor the Senate has held a roll-call vote on this bill.
Cosponsors (37)
35 Democrats, 2 Republicans. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Alma S. AdamsD-NC-12
- Suzanne BonamiciD-OR-1
- Kathy CastorD-FL-14
- Raúl M. GrijalvaD-AZ-7
- Jahana HayesD-CT-5
- John B. LarsonD-CT-1
- Betty McCollumD-MN-4
- Joseph D. MorelleD-NY-25
- Ilhan OmarD-MN-5
- Chellie PingreeD-ME-1
- Janice D. SchakowskyD-IL-9
- Robert C. "Bobby" ScottD-VA-3
- Debbie Wasserman SchultzD-FL-25
Signed on later
- Mark DeSaulnierD-CA-10May 24, 2023
- Brad ShermanD-CA-32May 24, 2023
- Dina TitusD-NV-1May 24, 2023
- John GaramendiD-CA-8May 25, 2023
- Mikie SherrillD-NJ-11October 25, 2023
- Greg CasarD-TX-35December 5, 2023
- Christopher R. DeluzioD-PA-17April 30, 2024
- Daniel S. GoldmanD-NY-10May 21, 2024
- Eleanor Holmes NortonD-DC-ALMay 21, 2024
- Donald NorcrossD-NJ-1June 5, 2024
- Nikki BudzinskiD-IL-13June 11, 2024
- Salud O. CarbajalD-CA-24June 11, 2024
- Angie CraigD-MN-2June 11, 2024
- Julia BrownleyD-CA-26June 25, 2024
- Brian K. FitzpatrickR-PA-1June 25, 2024
- Raja KrishnamoorthiD-IL-8June 25, 2024
- Joe NeguseD-CO-2June 25, 2024
- Don BaconR-NE-2June 27, 2024
- Lois FrankelD-FL-22July 2, 2024
- Ted LieuD-CA-36July 18, 2024
- Linda T. SánchezD-CA-38July 24, 2024
- Melanie A. StansburyD-NM-1August 13, 2024
- Mark PocanD-WI-2September 27, 2024
- Maxine WatersD-CA-43October 29, 2024