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S. 1166 - Protecting America's Workers Act

Labor and employment. 112th Congress (2011-2012) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill 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 of family members, and for other purposes. (by CRS) 
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Protecting America's Workers Act

S. 1166 — 112th Congress (2011–2012)

Summary
A bill 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 of family members, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill 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 of family members, and for other purposes.
Other Titles
  • Protecting America's Workers Act
Sponsor
Patty Murray
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Labor and employment
  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Administrative remedies
  • Civil actions and liability
  • Criminal procedure and sentencing
  • Department of Labor
  • Employment discrimination and employee rights
  • Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
  • Government information and archives
  • Government investigations
  • Intergovernmental relations
  • Judicial review and appeals
  • Legal fees and court costs
  • Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
  • State and local government operations
  • Worker safety and health
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced6/09/2011
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced6/09/2011
6/09/2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
6/09/2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3689-3690)
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

supported this bill

Construction, unclassified [About]
Building trades unions [About]
Environmental policy [About]
Health care institutions [About]
Air transport unions [About]
Federal employees unions [About]
Manufacturing unions [About]
Teamsters union [About]
Churches, clergy & religious organizations [About]
Labor Unions [About]
Other unions [About]
Agricultural labor unions [About]
Consumer groups [About]
Immigration Rights Policy [About]
54% more
$3,227,025
$1,025,780
$152,167
$815,820
$1,375,075
$13,000
$348,608
$750
$3,062,266
$4,249,569
$1,583,509
$281,283
$0
$379,570
$16,514,422
$9,610,419
$345,971
$749,283
$10,705,673

opposed this bill

General commerce [About]
Mining [About]
Builders associations [About]
33 Organizations Supported and 3 Opposed; See Which Ones
33 Organizations Supported and 3 Opposed; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
Protecting America's Workers Act

33 organizations supported this bill

AFL-CIO
AFL-CIO (2011, April 28). SAFE JOBS SAVE LIVES. Retrieved July 6, 2011, from ASMDC.
American Federation of Government Employees
undersigned organizations (2011, January 19). Dear Representative:. Retrieved July 6, 2011, from Public Citizen.
Arise Chicago
undersigned organizations (2011, January 19). Dear Representative:. Retrieved July 6, 2011, from Public Citizen.
Blue Green Alliance
undersigned organizations (2011, January 19). Dear Representative:. Retrieved July 6, 2011, from Public Citizen.
Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine
undersigned organizations (2011, January 19). Dear Representative:. Retrieved July 6, 2011, from Public Citizen.
CNYCOSH
undersigned organizations (2011, January 19). Dear Representative:. Retrieved July 6, 2011, from Public Citizen.
Communications Workers of America
undersigned organizations (2011, January 19). Dear Representative:. Retrieved July 6, 2011, from Public Citizen.
ConnectiCOSH
undersigned organizations (2011, January 19). Dear Representative:. Retrieved July 6, 2011, from Public Citizen.
Farmworker Health and Safety Institute
undersigned organizations (2011, January 19). Dear Representative:. Retrieved July 6, 2011, from Public Citizen.
Farmworker Support Committee
undersigned organizations (2011, January 19). Dear Representative:. Retrieved July 6, 2011, from Public Citizen.
Houston COSH
undersigned organizations (2011, January 19). Dear Representative:. Retrieved July 6, 2011, from Public Citizen.
Hudson Valley Occupational Medicine Center
undersigned organizations (2011, January 19). Dear Representative:. Retrieved July 6, 2011, from Public Citizen.
Interfaith Worker Justice
undersigned organizations (2011, January 19). Dear Representative:. Retrieved July 6, 2011, from Public Citizen.
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers
undersigned organizations (2011, January 19). Dear Representative:. Retrieved July 6, 2011, from Public Citizen.
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
International Brotherhood of Teamsters (2011, November 13). Protecting America's Workers Act (PAWA). Retrieved July 23, 2012, from International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
International Chemical Workers Union Council
undersigned organizations (2011, January 19). Dear Representative:. Retrieved July 6, 2011, from Public Citizen.
MassCOSH
undersigned organizations (2011, January 19). Dear Representative:. Retrieved July 6, 2011, from Public Citizen.
National Consumers League
undersigned organizations (2011, January 19). Dear Representative:. Retrieved July 6, 2011, from Public Citizen.
National Council for Occupational Safety and Health
undersigned organizations (2011, January 19). Dear Representative:. Retrieved July 6, 2011, from Public Citizen.
NCOSH
undersigned organizations (2011, January 19). Dear Representative:. Retrieved July 6, 2011, from Public Citizen.
Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law in the Public Interest
undersigned organizations (2011, January 19). Dear Representative:. Retrieved July 6, 2011, from Public Citizen.
New Jersey Work Environment Council
undersigned organizations (2011, January 19). Dear Representative:. Retrieved July 6, 2011, from Public Citizen.
New Labor
undersigned organizations (2011, January 19). Dear Representative:. Retrieved July 6, 2011, from Public Citizen.
Philadelphia Area Project on Occupational Safety and Health
undersigned organizations (2011, January 19). Dear Representative:. Retrieved July 6, 2011, from Public Citizen.
Public Citizen
undersigned organizations (2011, January 19). Dear Representative:. Retrieved July 6, 2011, from Public Citizen.
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility
undersigned organizations (2011, January 19). Dear Representative:. Retrieved July 6, 2011, from Public Citizen.
The Construction Institute
undersigned organizations (2011, January 19). Dear Representative:. Retrieved July 6, 2011, from Public Citizen.
United Support & Memorial for Workplace Fatalities
undersigned organizations (2011, January 19). Dear Representative:. Retrieved July 6, 2011, from Public Citizen.
Voces de la Frontera
undersigned organizations (2011, January 19). Dear Representative:. Retrieved July 6, 2011, from Public Citizen.
Women's Voices for the Earth
undersigned organizations (2011, January 19). Dear Representative:. Retrieved July 6, 2011, from Public Citizen.
Workers Defense Project
undersigned organizations (2011, January 19). Dear Representative:. Retrieved July 6, 2011, from Public Citizen.
Workers' Rights Center
undersigned organizations (2011, January 19). Dear Representative:. Retrieved July 6, 2011, from Public Citizen.
Worksafe
undersigned organizations (2011, January 19). Dear Representative:. Retrieved July 6, 2011, from Public Citizen.

3 organizations opposed this bill

Associated Builders & Contractors
Associated Builders and Contractors (n.d.). OSHA REFORM . Retrieved July 23, 2012, from Associated Builders and Contractors.
Industrial Minerals Association
Industrial Minerals Association (n.d.). Current Bills. Retrieved March 2, 2011, from IMA-NA.
National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors
NAW (2011, January 0). NAW Government Relations. Retrieved July 8, 2011, from National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors.

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 112th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2012.
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Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported		$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$34,500$4,000
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$87,850$49,150
Kelly AyotteRNH$37,105$113,370
John BarrassoRWY$33,133$95,216
Max BaucusDMT$248,425$77,187
Mark BegichDAK$249,924$108,949
Michael BennetDCO$316,461$115,106
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$5,750$9,933
Richard BlumenthalDCT$244,006$140,807
Roy BluntRMO$121,950$233,002
John BoozmanRAR$60,080$74,164
Barbara BoxerDCA$461,405$665,772
Scott BrownRMA$282,703$483,618
Sherrod BrownDOH$378,123$65,099
Richard BurrRNC$101,722$152,560
Maria CantwellDWA$176,963$90,508
Ben CardinDMD$200,475$56,166
Tom CarperDDE$66,720$6,500
Bob CaseyDPA$298,362$73,107
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$120,512$126,041
Daniel CoatsRIN$45,600$45,247
Tom CoburnROK$16,650$33,650
William Thad CochranRMS$26,800$21,400
Susan CollinsRME$96,244$77,665
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$28,200$3,900
Chris CoonsDDE$123,727$22,150
Bob CorkerRTN$166,500$161,883
John CornynRTX$178,550$333,280
Mike CrapoRID$37,870$33,825
Jim DeMintRSC$61,884$23,300
Dick DurbinDIL$214,210$45,512
Mike EnziRWY$16,000$21,525
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$128,450$23,285
Alan FrankenDMN$362,753$505,874
Kirsten GillibrandDNY$602,539$247,415
Lindsey GrahamRSC$71,238$102,274
Chuck GrassleyRIA$66,750$62,750
Kay HaganDNC$215,947$105,657
Tom HarkinDIA$211,745$38,250
Orrin HatchRUT$101,183$71,125
Dean HellerRNV$115,468$98,033
John HoevenRND$37,800$50,889
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$16,950$10,300
Jim InhofeROK$73,340$73,850
Dan InouyeDHI$145,350$22,100
Johnny IsaksonRGA$93,450$73,100
Mike JohannsRNE$57,940$197,565
Ron JohnsonRWI$33,950$107,800
Tim JohnsonDSD$193,400$45,475
John KerryDMA$150,620$16,750
Mark KirkRIL$200,510$150,940
Amy KlobucharDMN$180,025$64,207
Herb KohlDWI$0$0
Jon KylRAZ$5,000$2,500
Mary LandrieuDLA$238,156$97,091
Frank LautenbergDNJ$179,803$47,291
Patrick LeahyDVT$113,200$25,400
Mike LeeRUT$4,000$40,950
Carl LevinDMI$149,395$64,800
Joe LiebermanICT$-2,700$0
Dick LugarRIN$67,507$14,150
Joe ManchinDWV$333,200$388,950
John McCainRAZ$35,100$146,525
Claire McCaskillDMO$283,450$200,852
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$247,521$292,761
Bob MenéndezDNJ$364,550$82,600
Jeff MerkleyDOR$323,695$107,074
Barbara MikulskiDMD$162,183$30,314
Jerry MoranRKS$94,999$80,360
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$95,275$45,150
Patty MurrayDWA$323,365$250,982
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$73,550$26,350
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$390,944$98,902
Rand PaulRKY$41,332$151,367
Rob PortmanROH$118,000$165,993
Mark PryorDAR$134,200$40,550
John "Jack" ReedDRI$144,560$10,050
Harry ReidDNV$512,209$345,749
Jim RischRID$11,050$37,400
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$85,742$231,749
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$244,650$35,300
Marco RubioRFL$173,223$325,337
Bernie SandersIVT$156,990$25,075
Chuck SchumerDNY$324,100$41,475
Jeff SessionsRAL$74,250$107,750
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$319,607$117,006
Richard ShelbyRAL$70,350$19,100
Olympia SnoweRME$78,783$17,075
Debbie StabenowDMI$252,120$46,260
Jon TesterDMT$470,535$85,625
John ThuneRSD$115,300$99,016
Patrick ToomeyRPA$189,899$272,840
Mark UdallDCO$538,637$183,573
Tom UdallDNM$367,111$201,939
David VitterRLA$202,470$132,575
Mark WarnerDVA$245,733$114,295
Jim WebbDVA$30,650$1,600
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$241,383$38,466
Roger WickerRMS$188,133$160,275
Ron WydenDOR$103,400$24,000

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Daniel K. AkakaDHI$34,500$4,000
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$87,850$49,150
Kelly AyotteRNH$37,105$113,370
John BarrassoRWY$33,133$95,216
Max BaucusDMT$248,425$77,187
Mark BegichDAK$249,924$108,949
Michael BennetDCO$316,461$115,106
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$5,750$9,933
Richard BlumenthalDCT$244,006$140,807
Roy BluntRMO$121,950$233,002
John BoozmanRAR$60,080$74,164
Barbara BoxerDCA$461,405$665,772
Scott BrownRMA$282,703$483,618
Sherrod BrownDOH$378,123$65,099
Richard BurrRNC$101,722$152,560
Maria CantwellDWA$176,963$90,508
Ben CardinDMD$200,475$56,166
Tom CarperDDE$66,720$6,500
Bob CaseyDPA$298,362$73,107
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$120,512$126,041
Daniel CoatsRIN$45,600$45,247
Tom CoburnROK$16,650$33,650
William Thad CochranRMS$26,800$21,400
Susan CollinsRME$96,244$77,665
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$28,200$3,900
Chris CoonsDDE$123,727$22,150
Bob CorkerRTN$166,500$161,883
John CornynRTX$178,550$333,280
Mike CrapoRID$37,870$33,825
Jim DeMintRSC$61,884$23,300
Dick DurbinDIL$214,210$45,512
Mike EnziRWY$16,000$21,525
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$128,450$23,285
Alan FrankenDMN$362,753$505,874
Kirsten GillibrandDNY$602,539$247,415
Lindsey GrahamRSC$71,238$102,274
Chuck GrassleyRIA$66,750$62,750
Kay HaganDNC$215,947$105,657
Tom HarkinDIA$211,745$38,250
Orrin HatchRUT$101,183$71,125
Dean HellerRNV$115,468$98,033
John HoevenRND$37,800$50,889
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$16,950$10,300
Jim InhofeROK$73,340$73,850
Dan InouyeDHI$145,350$22,100
Johnny IsaksonRGA$93,450$73,100
Mike JohannsRNE$57,940$197,565
Ron JohnsonRWI$33,950$107,800
Tim JohnsonDSD$193,400$45,475
John KerryDMA$150,620$16,750
Mark KirkRIL$200,510$150,940
Amy KlobucharDMN$180,025$64,207
Herb KohlDWI$0$0
Jon KylRAZ$5,000$2,500
Mary LandrieuDLA$238,156$97,091
Frank LautenbergDNJ$179,803$47,291
Patrick LeahyDVT$113,200$25,400
Mike LeeRUT$4,000$40,950
Carl LevinDMI$149,395$64,800
Joe LiebermanICT$-2,700$0
Dick LugarRIN$67,507$14,150
Joe ManchinDWV$333,200$388,950
John McCainRAZ$35,100$146,525
Claire McCaskillDMO$283,450$200,852
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$247,521$292,761
Bob MenéndezDNJ$364,550$82,600
Jeff MerkleyDOR$323,695$107,074
Barbara MikulskiDMD$162,183$30,314
Jerry MoranRKS$94,999$80,360
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$95,275$45,150
Patty MurrayDWA$323,365$250,982
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$73,550$26,350
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$390,944$98,902
Rand PaulRKY$41,332$151,367
Rob PortmanROH$118,000$165,993
Mark PryorDAR$134,200$40,550
John "Jack" ReedDRI$144,560$10,050
Harry ReidDNV$512,209$345,749
Jim RischRID$11,050$37,400
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$85,742$231,749
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$244,650$35,300
Marco RubioRFL$173,223$325,337
Bernie SandersIVT$156,990$25,075
Chuck SchumerDNY$324,100$41,475
Jeff SessionsRAL$74,250$107,750
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$319,607$117,006
Richard ShelbyRAL$70,350$19,100
Olympia SnoweRME$78,783$17,075
Debbie StabenowDMI$252,120$46,260
Jon TesterDMT$470,535$85,625
John ThuneRSD$115,300$99,016
Patrick ToomeyRPA$189,899$272,840
Mark UdallDCO$538,637$183,573
Tom UdallDNM$367,111$201,939
David VitterRLA$202,470$132,575
Mark WarnerDVA$245,733$114,295
Jim WebbDVA$30,650$1,600
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$241,383$38,466
Roger WickerRMS$188,133$160,275
Ron WydenDOR$103,400$24,000

Interest Groups that supported this bill

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$ Donated
Construction, unclassified$4,249,569
Building trades unions$3,227,025
Environmental policy$3,062,266
Health care institutions$1,583,509
Air transport unions$1,375,075
Federal employees unions$1,025,780
Manufacturing unions$815,820
Teamsters union$379,570
Churches, clergy & religious organizations$348,608
Labor Unions$281,283
Other unions$152,167
Agricultural labor unions$13,000
Consumer groups$750
Immigration Rights Policy$0

Interest Groups that opposed this bill

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$ Donated
General commerce$9,610,419
Mining$749,283
Builders associations$345,971
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