House Panel Advances Bill To Codify OSHA’s VPP Along Party Lines

The House Education and Workforce Committee has advanced legislation along party lines to codify OSHA’s longstanding Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP), with Republicans touting the bill’s ability to save OSHA resources and taxpayer dollars but Democrats arguing the bill will do little to actually protect workers. The Sept. 17 markup of H.R. 2844 followed a July 16 hearing touting VPP, which recognizes employers for instituting workplace protections above what regulations and consensus standards require and has had bipartisan support. The committee...