To establish the Energy Workers Compensation Fund to compensate energy workers for certain medical expenses.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill creates the Energy Workers Health Compensation Fund to help oil and gas workers and their family members pay for medical expenses related to health conditions caused by working near oil extraction sites. It also establishes a commission to study and improve health outcomes for these workers.
Who Benefits and How
Oil and gas workers (and their families living near extraction sites) benefit by receiving reimbursement for medical costs including copays and expenses not covered by insurance for asthma, heat-related illness, and respiratory/cardiovascular diseases linked to methane emissions and pollution exposure. They also gain representation on a new health outcomes commission.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Large oil companies (those with over 50 million dollars annual revenue) must pay into the fund an amount equal to the total compensation paid to their 10 highest-paid employees each year. These payments are not tax-deductible, and companies face a 10% penalty if they underpay by more than 2%.
Key Provisions
- Creates the Energy Workers Health Compensation Fund in the U.S. Treasury
- Requires large oil companies to contribute amounts equal to their top 10 executives total compensation annually
- Removes tax deductibility for these mandatory contributions
- Provides medical expense reimbursement for workers and families with emissions-related health conditions
- Establishes a commission with worker representatives to study and recommend improvements to oil/gas worker health outcomes
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Establishes an Energy Workers Health Compensation Fund to reimburse oil and gas workers and their families for health-related medical expenses caused by exposure to emissions, funded by mandatory contributions from large oil companies equal to their top executives compensation.
Key Policy Areas
Labor, Public Health, Energy, Taxation
Primary Purpose
Establishes an Energy Workers Health Compensation Fund to reimburse oil and gas workers and their families for health-related medical expenses caused by exposure to emissions, funded by mandatory contributions from large oil companies equal to their top executives compensation.
Policy Domains
Main Act - Energy Workers Health Improvement and Compensation Fund Act
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Oil and gas extraction workers
- Families of oil and gas workers living near extraction sites
- Workers with emissions-related health conditions
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Large oil and gas companies
- Highly-compensated oil company executives (indirectly)
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Vasquez introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Large oil and gas companies (over M revenue), Oil and gas extraction workers, Oil and gas workers in Alaska, Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, North Dakota, and Texas
Positive-direction: Oil and gas extraction workers, Oil and gas workers in Alaska, Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, North Dakota, and Texas, Workers with respiratory and cardiovascular conditions
Negative-direction: Large oil and gas companies (over M revenue), Oil company top executives
Department of Labor, Health outcomes commission, Secretary of Labor
Positive-direction: Health outcomes commission, U.S. Treasury
Negative-direction: Department of Labor, Secretary of Labor
Family members of oil and gas workers living near extraction sites, Residents within 20 miles of extraction sites
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Labor
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Any individual who has worked within or around an oil and gas extraction site for at least 1 year OR lived within 20 miles of such a site for at least 1 year, AND works/worked for an oil company or contractor engaged in extraction/exploration
The spouse, son, daughter, or parent of an eligible worker who lives or has lived within 20 miles of an oil and gas extraction or exploration site for at least 1 year
A company engaged in oil or natural gas exploration or extraction with annual revenue greater than 50,000,000 dollars
The Energy Workers Health Compensation Fund established under section 2
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