# 117-hr-7540: Safe Workplaces Act

117-hr-7540, Safe Workplaces Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7540
- Congress: 117
- Title: Safe Workplaces Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2022-04-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO)
- Cosponsors: 20
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Safe Workplaces Act This bill requires the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to promulgate an occupational safety and health standard on reducing the threat of workplace violence, including firearm violence. Additionally, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health must study and make recommendations about ways to reduce workplace violence. OSHA must consider those recommendations when promulgating the workplace safety and health standard.

## Cosponsors (20)

- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2022-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2022-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2022-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2022-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2022-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2022-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2022-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2022-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2022-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2022-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2022-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2022-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2022-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2022-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2022-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2022-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2022-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2022-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] (D-NY), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z

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- 117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022
- 117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act
- 117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-8297: Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act
- 117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act
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## Sources
- [117-hr-7540 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7540)

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- [117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-263)
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-8297: Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8297)
- [117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6015)
- [117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 C…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5577)
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