HR 8819 · 117th Congress · Labor and Employment

Worker Safety in Climate Disasters Act

Introduced 2022-09-14· Sponsored by Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1]· House

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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.(2022-09-14)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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.…

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Cosponsors (10)

10 Democrats
Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]IL
Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]NY
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]NY
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14]NY
Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]NY
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]AZ
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]CA
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13]MI
Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16]NY
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]CA