Introduce and support legislation to comprehensively reform the Occupational Safety and Health Act and update workplace safety laws.

Sanders and Baldwin introduced the Protecting America’s Workers Act to comprehensively reform the Occupational Safety and Health Act, which has not been meaningfully updated since 1970.

Sanders introduced legislation to overhaul federal workplace safety law.

NEWS: Sanders, Baldwin Introduce Legislation to Finally Update Half-Century-Old Workplace Safety Laws, Protect American Workers
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Sen. Bernie Sanders and Sen. Tammy Baldwin announced the Protecting America’s Workers Act on April 28, 2026, saying it would comprehensively reform the Occupational Safety and Health Act and expand protections, penalties, whistleblower rights, and coverage for public employees.

Official Senate release shows Sanders took concrete legislative action by introducing a bill aimed at comprehensively reforming the OSH Act in the current Congress.

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NEWS: Sanders, Baldwin Introduce Legislation to Finally Update Half-Century-Old Workplace Safety Laws, Protect American Workers
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GovInfo’s Congressional Record Index entry for the 119th Congress lists S. 4413 under Protecting America’s Workers Act, confirming the bill’s formal congressional presence after introduction.

Official congressional indexing corroborates that the workplace-safety reform bill was introduced and recorded in Congress, but shows no enactment or floor action yet.

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CRI2026 - PROTECTING AMERICA’S WORKERS ACT
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