S4413-119

In Committee

Protecting America’s Workers Act

119th Congress Introduced Apr 28, 2026

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Protecting America’s Workers Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Labor, Criminal Justice.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H8388E3813EDA4BC1A600C1DAE908A9D4: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Protecting America’s Workers Act. The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
  • Section HDA765E11103347B0BCEF724D2A8C9CBB: 101. Coverage of public employees Section 3(5) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 652(5)) is amended by striking but does not include...
  • Section H390C0D5DF56B4C44BDE0C7C0C78104D8: 102. Authorized employee representatives Section 3 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 652) is amended by adding at the end the...
  • Section H959DA06177C04C18BAB9A39D98731FB0: 103. Application of Act Section 4(b) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 653(b)) is amended— by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and...
  • Section HC8A16C568FE34B42AFD59BE33D5570CE: 201. Enhanced protections from retaliation Section 11(c)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 660(c)(1)) is amended— by striking...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Protecting America’s Workers Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Labor, Criminal Justice

Primary Purpose

This bill, Protecting America’s Workers Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Labor Criminal Justice

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies:

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 28, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, …

Apr 28, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Apr 28, 2026

Mr. Sanders (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Alsobrooks, Mr. Blumenthal, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Labor Criminal Justice
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_treasury"
→ Secretary of the Treasury

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"serious bodily harm" §H187AE13F11C0453FA4F85CC70B9F9A39

bodily injury or illness that involves— a substantial risk of death

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