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Committee backs bill to codify OSHA voluntary protection program, requiring a minimum funding share
Summary
The committee approved HR 2844, the Michael Lindsay Voluntary Protection Program Act, which would codify OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) and require OSHA to use at least 5% of annual funds to carry it out; critics said the mandate could divert scarce enforcement resources.
The House Committee on Education and Labor voted to report HR 2844, the Michael Lindsay Voluntary Protection Program Act, which would codify the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Voluntary Protection Program and require OSHA to use at least 5% of its funds in a fiscal year to support VPP activities.
Sponsor Representative McKenzie described the bill as a bipartisan effort to strengthen…
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