# 117-hr-8819: Worker Safety in Climate Disasters Act

117-hr-8819, Worker Safety in Climate Disasters Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1] (D-MO); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8819
- Congress: 117
- Title: Worker Safety in Climate Disasters Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2022-09-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1] (D-MO)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Worker Safety in Climate Disasters Act This bill provides paid emergency leave time (80 hours for a full-time employee) for an employee who is unable to work (or telework) due to certain climate disasters.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2022-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2022-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2022-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2022-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2022-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2022-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2022-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2022-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2022-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2022-12-30T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-8819 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8819)

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- [117-hr-8770: Expanding the VOTE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8770)
- [117-hr-8433: Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8433)
- [117-hr-8297: Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8297)
- [117-hres-1209: Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implem…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-1209)
- [117-hres-1152: Condemning the atrocity that occurred in Buffalo, New York, on May 14, 2022, in…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-1152)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8819 (as of 2025-11-18).