Protecting Working Families from Federal Overreach Act

Bill: 117-s-3248
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2021-11-18
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Civil actions and liability

Department of Labor

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Health

Immunology and vaccination

Indian social and development programs

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Medical tests and diagnostic methods

Minority health

State and local finance

State and local government operations

Worker safety and health
Latest action: action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-11-18
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Protecting Working Families from Federal Overreach Act</strong><br> <br> This bill permits states and tribal entities to use unexpended COVID-19 relief funds to pay, on behalf of employers, fines for violations of the emergency temporary standard issued by the Department of Labor on November 5, 2021, titled COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard.</p> <p><br> </p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3248 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 18, 2021 Mr. Rubio (for himself, Mr. Braun , Mr. Cramer , and Mr. Scott of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To allow States and Tribal entities to use unexpended COVID–19 relief funds to pay fines on behalf of employers for violating the emergency temporary standard issued by the Department of Labor relating to COVID–19 Vaccination and Testing and any final rule issued with respect to such emergency temporary standard, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Working Families from Federal Overreach Act . 2. Violations of COVID–19 vaccination and testing requirements (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a State or Tribal entity may use unexpended COVID–19 relief funds distributed to the State or Tribal entity in order to pay, on behalf of an employer operating in the State or on land under the jurisdiction of the Tribal entity, any fine imposed on the employer for violating the emergency temporary standard issued by the Department of Labor relating to COVID–19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard (86 Fed. Reg. 61402 (November 5, 2021)), or any final rule issued with respect to such emergency temporary standard. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) COVID–19 relief funds The term COVID–19 relief funds means amounts appropriated by the Federal Government for COVID–19 response or relief, including such amounts appropriated under— (A) the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 ); (B) the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 ( Public Law 116–260 ); or (C) the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ( Public Law 117–2 ). (2) Employer The term employer has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ( 29 U.S.C. 652 ). (3) State The term State means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and any territory of the United States.