S 1881 United States Senate · 119th Congress

Public Service Worker Protection Act

This bill expands workplace safety protections under the Occupational Safety and Health Act to cover public employees, including those working for federal, state, or local government agencies. It amends the law to explicitly include "the United States, a State, or a political subdivision of a State" in the definition of covered workers, removing previous exclusions. The key provision requires all public workplaces to follow OSHA safety standards, with a 36-month transition period for states or localities without their own OSHA-approved plans. This directly affects government workers like teachers, police, and sanitation staff who were previously excluded from federal OSHA coverage.
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May 2025
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Introduced May 22, 2025 Last action May 22, 2025
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May 22, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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May 22, 2025
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