119th Congress · introduced in the House · Apr 28, 2025
Protecting America’s Workers Act
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Latest action (Apr 28, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Apr 28, 2025)
Protecting America's Workers Act
This bill expands the coverage of requirements governing workplace safety and health to include protection for federal, state, and local government employees. However, the bill does not cover working conditions otherwise covered by federal requirements for mine safety and health.
The bill revises requirements governing worker protection, including by
• expanding protections for whistle-blowers, such as protections for employees who refuse to perform work because they reasonably believe the work would result in serious injury or illness and for employees who aid inspections;
• directing employers to furnish a hazard-free place of employment to all individuals performing work, not just employees;
• directing employers to report work-related deaths or certain injuries, illnesses, or hospitalizations;
• establishing rights for victims, or representatives of victims, with respect to inspections or investigations of work-related bodily injuries or deaths; and
• setting the permitted period for employers to correct serious, willful, or repeated violations while citations for the violations are being contested.
The bill also revises enforcement and oversight of workplace safety, including by
• increasing civil and criminal penalties for certain violations,
• requiring the Department of Labor to investigate fatalities or significant incidents in the workplace,
• expanding enforcement requirements relating to state occupational safety and health plans,
• expanding requirements for workplace health hazard evaluations by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and
• requiring Labor to provide training programs concerning employee rights and employer responsibilities.
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No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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9 citations.
BAKERY, CONFECTIONERY, TOBACCO WORKERS AND GRAIN MILLERS INTERNATIONAL UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: BAKERY, CONFECTIONERY, TOBACCO WORKERS AND GRAIN MILLERS INTERNATIONAL UNION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Amount not reported
…trengthening collective bargaining rights, protecting workers' right to organize, and modernizing penalties for National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) violations. H.R. 3036, Protecting America's Workers Act; modernizing the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), expanding workplace safety coverage, strengthening whistleblower…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
PUBLIC CITIZEN · lobbying firm or registrant: PUBLIC CITIZEN
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$133,000
Spent on own lobbying
…of 2025, which would prohibit OSHA from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing its proposed heat protection standard or any substantially similar standard. On H.R. 3036, the Protecting Americas Workers Act, concerning stronger whistleblower protections and protections against retaliation for reporting workplace health and safe…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AFL-CIO · lobbying firm or registrant: AFL-CIO
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$760,000
Spent on own lobbying
…- EXPERTS Act of 2025 The Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (H.R. 142/ S. 485) AWARE Act (H.R. 9381) The Protecting America's Workers Act (H.R. 3036/S.4413) nursing home staffing standards
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$216,377
Spent on own lobbying
…r workplace safety and health; Mental Health; Substance Abuse and Awareness; Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process; Workplace Safety Provisions; H.R.3036, Protecting Americas Workers Act; H.R.2844, Michael Enzi Voluntary Protection Program Act; H.R.4353, study on the effectiveness of spending by OSHA to provide…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
UNITED AUTOMOBILE AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS · lobbying firm or registrant: UNITED AUTOMOBILE, AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$230,000
Spent on own lobbying
…stitutes of Health (NIH) grants and funding. Medicare for All (S.1506, H.R.3069). Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Support Protecting Americas Workers Act (H.R. 3036, S. 4413).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$195,922
Spent on own lobbying
…r workplace safety and health; Mental Health; Substance Abuse and Awareness; Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process; Workplace Safety Provisions; H.R.3036, Protecting Americas Workers Act; H.R.2844, Michael Enzi Voluntary Protection Program Act; H.R.4353, study on the effectiveness of spending by OSHA to provide…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$202,212
Spent on own lobbying
…r workplace safety and health; Mental Health; Substance Abuse and Awareness; Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process; Workplace Safety Provisions; H.R.3036, Protecting Americas Workers Act; H.R.2844, Michael Enzi Voluntary Protection Program Act; H.R.4353, study on the effectiveness of spending by OSHA to provide…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 16, 2025 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$76,945
Spent on own lobbying
…r workplace safety and health; Mental Health; Substance Abuse and Awareness; Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process; Workplace Safety Provisions; H.R.3036, Protecting Americas Workers Act; H.R.2844, Michael Enzi Voluntary Protection Program Act; H.R.4353, study on the effectiveness of spending by OSHA to provide…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$111,203
Spent on own lobbying
…r workplace safety and health; Mental Health; Substance Abuse and Awareness; Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process; Workplace Safety Provisions; H.R.3036, Protecting Americas Workers Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing