H.R. 2844 · 119th Congress

Michael Enzi Voluntary Protection Program Act of 2025

Introduced on Apr 10, 2025 by Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-1). One cosponsor. Latest action (Mar 3, 2026): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 463.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Apr 10, 2025
Cosponsors
1
1 from the other party
Policy area
Labor and Employment
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Progress

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

Official title

To authorize the Department of Labor's voluntary protection program.

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Department of Labor
  • Worker safety and health

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Reported to House, Mar 3, 2026). Public domain.

Michael Enzi Voluntary Protection Program Act of 2025

This bill provides statutory authority for the Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) within the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

Under VPP, an employer that has established an OSHA-approved comprehensive safety and health management system (SHMS) is exempt from programmed inspections (i.e., OSHA-initiated inspections relating to enforcement priorities). A participating employer's SHMS must include hazard assessment and control measures; management and employee participation; and employee safety and health training. Participating employers must conduct annual self-evaluations and are also subject to onsite evaluations by OSHA.

The bill prohibits the Department of Labor from requiring payment for employers to qualify for or participate in VPP. It also directs Labor to develop a plan for modernizing VPP technology. OSHA must also dedicate at least 5% of annual fiscal year appropriations to funding VPP.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Diana HarshbargerR-TN-1Sponsor

Democrats · 1

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Apr 10, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Apr 10, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Apr 10, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
  4. Sep 17, 2025 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Sep 17, 2025 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 16.
  6. Mar 3, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-538.
  7. Mar 3, 2026 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-538.
  8. Mar 3, 2026 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 463.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

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. CINTAS CORPORATION6 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CINTAS CORPORATION$104.2K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  2. INDEPENDENT ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS INC5 reports
  3. ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC.4 reports
    $2.8M reported (all issues)
  4. ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA4 reports
    $691.5K reported (all issues)
  5. MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION4 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP$525.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  6. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHOLESALER-DISTRIBUTORS4 reports
    $1.9M reported (all issues)
  7. National Roofing Contractors Association4 reports
    $800K reported (all issues)
  8. AFL-CIO1 report
    $860K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AFL-CIO WORKING FOR AMERICA INSTITUTE, INC. (THE)AI match · 92%

Reports filed in 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.