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H.R. 7479: WORK to Save Lives Act

119th Congress · introduced 2026-02-10 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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WORK to Save Lives Act

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Workplace Overdose Reversal Kits to Save Lives Act or the WORK to Save Lives Act This bill directs the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to take actions to make opioid overdose reversal medications available in workplaces. Specifically, OSHA must issue regulations that require federal agencies to acquire and maintain opioid overdose reversal medications and offer voluntary annual training to employees on the use of the medications. OSHA must also issue nonmandatory guidance to private employers on the same topics.

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WORK to Save Lives Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] · 16 cosponsors

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John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), Angie Craig (D-MN), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Gabe Amo (D-RI), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY), April McClain Delaney (D-MD), André Carson (D-IN), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Adelita S. Grijalva (D-AZ), Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] reported raising $955,740 (2023–2024). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Rulemaking
The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Record fed-us-cong119-hr7479 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills