# 119-hr-7479: WORK to Save Lives Act

119-hr-7479, WORK to Save Lives Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-30).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7479
- Congress: 119
- Title: WORK to Save Lives Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-02-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 16
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-30

## Summary

**Expand workplace access to opioid overdose reversal medication and training.** This bill would require federal agencies to acquire and maintain opioid overdose reversal medication and offer voluntary annual training to employees, and it would direct the Secretary of Labor, through OSHA, to publish nonmandatory guidance for most employers within 270 days. - Federal agencies: Would be required to acquire and maintain opioid overdose reversal medication and offer voluntary annual employee training. The Veterans Health Administration is explicitly included. - Private employers: OSHA would issue nonbinding guidance on acquiring and maintaining the medication and on offering annual voluntary training. The United States Postal Service is excluded from the employer definition for that guidance. - Workers and workplaces: Employees would be offered voluntary annual training on using overdose reversal medication and workplaces would be encouraged to keep kits on site.

## Cosponsors (16)

- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2026-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2026-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Required naloxone and training in Federal workplaces: benefit, medium. This bill would require the Secretary of Labor, through OSHA, to issue regulations within 270 days. The regulations would require each Federal agency to acquire and maintain opioid overdose reversal medication (naloxone) and to offer voluntary annual training to employees on how to use it. The bill…
- Voluntary naloxone guidance for employers: benefit, low. This bill would require the Secretary of Labor, through OSHA, to publish nonmandatory guidance for employers within 270 days. The guidance would cover how to acquire and maintain opioid overdose reversal medication (naloxone) and how to offer voluntary annual employee training on its use. For this…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-7479 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7479)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7479 (as of 2026-10-30).