H.R. 5420 · 118th Congress

Workplace Overdose Reversal Kits to Save Lives Act

Introduced on Sep 12, 2023 by Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12). 40 cosponsors, 6 of them from another party. Latest action (Sep 12, 2023): Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Sep 12, 2023
Cosponsors
40
6 from the other party
Policy area
Labor and Employment
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To require the Secretary of Labor to issue guidance and regulations regarding opioid overdose reversal medication and employee training.

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Bonnie Watson ColemanD-NJ-12Sponsor

Democrats · 34

Republicans · 6

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Sep 12, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Sep 12, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Sep 12, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. EMERGENT BIOSOLUTIONS INC.11 reports
    $1.7M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: EMERGENT BIOSOLUTIONS CANADA INC$118.3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  2. ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA5 reports
    $1.3M reported (all issues)
  3. American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine5 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  4. Minnesota Society of Anesthesiologists5 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  5. National Safety Council2 reports
    $70K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL$31.6K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  6. TOBACCO-FREE KIDS ACTION FUND2 reports
    $1.4M reported (all issues)
  7. AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE ASSOCIATION1 report
    $12.9K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE ASSOCIATION$97.8K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  8. Big Cities Health Coalition1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.