Hazardous Workplace Accountability Act of 2024
H.R. 9006118th Congress

Hazardous Workplace Accountability Act of 2024

Introduced in the HouseRep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28)3 sections · 1 min read
Version: ih · Apr 20, 2026

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Hazardous Workplace Accountability Act of 2024.

(a) In general

Section 6(b)(7) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 655(b)(7)) is amended by inserting after the first sentence the following: Such standard shall prescribe that any safety data sheets required as part of a label or other form of warning be produced in both English and Spanish by the chemical manufacturer or importer and provided to employers, and that such safety data sheets are made accessible to employees exposed to the hazard..

(b) Application

The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to any rule promulgated or modified by the Secretary of Labor before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act pursuant to section 6(b) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 655(b)) beginning on the date that is 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

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