Support a legally enforceable OSHA standard protecting healthcare workers against infectious diseases.

Becca Balint · Vermont · Democratic

policy impact 3.00 specificity 1.00 extraction confidence 96%

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Would you support a legally enforceable OSHA standard to protect healthcare workers against infectious diseases? Yes, I would support.

Backs enforceable infection-protection standards for healthcare workers.

2022_aft-aft_vermont_candidate_questionnaire-beccabalint.pdf
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Evidence

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The Spring 2025 Unified Agenda lists OSHA's Infectious Diseases rulemaking as a completed action. It states OSHA withdrew the draft proposal from OIRA review on January 14, 2025, concluded the infectious disease rulemaking was no longer an agency priority, and withdrew it from the regulatory agenda, with a timetable entry of Withdrawn on April 21, 2025.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official rulemaking status shows the broad OSHA infectious-disease standard that would cover healthcare workers was withdrawn rather than issued as a legally enforceable standard.

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Reginfo.gov Unified Agenda: DOL/OSHA RIN 1218-AC46, Infectious Diseases
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OSHA's March 31, 2026 enforcement memorandum says OSHA is exercising enforcement discretion not to cite employers for failure to record or report COVID-19 cases, and that OSHA has proposed removing the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard and associated recordkeeping and reporting provisions for healthcare employers. It says OSHA will not cite employers for violations of the COVID-19 log and reporting requirements while that rulemaking is pending.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The remaining COVID-19 healthcare provisions were not being enforced in 2026 and were proposed for removal, reinforcing that no enforceable infectious-disease protection standard for healthcare workers had been delivered.

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OSHA: Updated Enforcement Policy for Recording and Reporting of COVID-19 Cases
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The promised outcome was a legally enforceable OSHA infectious-disease standard protecting healthcare workers. The cited federal regulatory record shows OSHA withdrew the broad Infectious Diseases rulemaking in 2025, and the 2026 enforcement memorandum indicates remaining COVID-19 healthcare provisions were not being enforced and were proposed for removal. There is no evidence in the payload that Balint authored, sponsored, or materially advanced legislation or executive action that delivered the standard, nor evidence of a serious failed attempt warranting an effort badge.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 92%