Public Service Worker Protection Act

Bill: 119-s-1881
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2025-05-22
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Latest action: action_date: 2025-05-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1881 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 22, 2025 Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Schumer , Mr. Sanders , Mr. Luján , Ms. Warren , Mr. Wyden , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Padilla , Mr. Blumenthal , Ms. Baldwin , and Mr. Schiff ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under such Act to public employees.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Public Service Worker Protection Act . 2. Coverage of public employees (a) In general 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 and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting including the United States, a State, or a political subdivision of a State. . (b) Rule of Construction Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect the application of section 18 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ( 29 U.S.C. 667 ). (c) Effective date (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), this Act and the amendment made by this Act, shall take effect on the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act. (2) Exception for States and political subdivisions This Act, and the amendment made by this Act, shall take effect on the date that is 36 months after the date of enactment of this Act with respect to a workplace of a State, or a political subdivision of a State, that does not have a State plan approved under section 18 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ( 29 U.S.C. 667 ).