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 or their family members, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

2026-04-28

The proposal would strengthen workplace safety rules by extending protections to more workers, making it harder for employers to punish employees who report unsafe conditions, and increasing fines for serious safety violations. It would also adjust penalties to account for inflation and give workers or their families greater rights when injuries occur. The changes aim to make workplaces safer and give workers more power to speak up about dangerous conditions without fear of retaliation.