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Workplace Safety: Voluntary Protection Program
Michael Enzi Voluntary Protection Program Act
Key Points
- This bill officially authorizes a Labor Department program that rewards businesses for maintaining high safety standards. It encourages companies to work voluntarily with the government to find and fix workplace hazards before anyone gets hurt.
- To join, a business must prove it has a strong safety plan and allows its employees to help manage safety. Once accepted, the worksite is exempt from routine, surprise inspections by the government, though officials can still investigate if a serious accident occurs.
- If a safety expert visits a participating site and finds a problem, the company generally will not receive a fine immediately. Instead, they are given 90 days to fix the hazard to remain in good standing with the program.
- The Labor Department would be required to modernize its computer systems within two years. This will make it easier for businesses to submit safety reports, perform self-evaluations, and complete applications online.
- The bill ensures the program stays funded by requiring the government to spend at least 5% of its workplace safety budget on these voluntary partnerships every year.
Milestones
3 milestones4 actions
Sep 17, 2025House
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 16.
Sep 17, 2025House
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Apr 10, 2025House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Apr 10, 2025
Introduced in House
Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Michael Enzi Voluntary Protection Program Act
Bill NumberHR 2844
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 16.
Sponsor
Cosponsors
(1)D: 1
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