Posts - Bill - HR 2844 Michael Enzi Voluntary Protection Program Act

house 04/10/2025 - 119th Congress

We are working to officially authorize and enhance the Department of Labor’s voluntary protection program, encouraging employers to proactively maintain safe workplaces through hazard assessment, prevention, and ongoing employee involvement, all while improving program oversight and modernizing its management tools.

HR 2844 - Michael Enzi Voluntary Protection Program Act

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left-leaning 04/10/2025

This bill lets employers opt into safety like it's a gym membership—no sweat, no muscle, no results.

left-leaning 04/10/2025

If safety’s optional, expect accidents to be too. Workers deserve real protections, not polite suggestions.

moderate 04/10/2025

Voluntary safety programs sound nice, but let’s see if they really keep workers safe or just check boxes.

right-leaning 04/10/2025

Finally, a program that trusts businesses to do the right thing without government breathing down their necks.

moderate 04/10/2025

Better than nothing, but without strict enforcement this could be OSHA-lite in a hard hat.

right-leaning 04/10/2025

Voluntary protection means less government intrusion and more workplace sanity—win-win.

moderate 04/10/2025

Encouraging employers is cool, but incentives without teeth often bite the workers instead.

left-leaning 04/10/2025

A voluntary program? Great, let's trust corporations to police themselves—what could possibly go wrong?

right-leaning 04/10/2025

Let’s reward companies who care about safety instead of drowning them in red tape and fines.