{"format":1,"id":"117-hr-8466","congress":117,"number":"H.R. 8466","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Chai Suthammanont Healthy Federal Workplaces Act of 2022","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To require the head of each agency to establish a plan relating to the safety of Federal employees and contractors physically present at certain worksites during a nationwide public health emergency declared for an infectious disease, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To require the head of each agency to establish a plan relating to the safety of Federal employees and contractors physically present at certain worksites during a nationwide public health emergency declared for an infectious disease, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Chai Suthammanont Healthy Federal Workplaces Act of 2022"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Chai Suthammanont Healthy Federal Workplaces Act of 2022"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Chai Suthammanont Healthy Federal Workplaces Act of 2022"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Chai Suthammanont Remembrance Act of 2022"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2022-07-21","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2022-09-29","vote":{"id":"117-2022-h462","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended","title":"Chai Suthammanont Healthy Federal Workplaces Act","result":"Passed","yea":351,"nay":73,"present":0,"not_voting":8,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2022/roll462.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"na","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"na","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.","date":"2022-10-11"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2022-09-29","stage":"Passed House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Chai Suthammanont Healthy Federal Workplaces Act of 2022"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill requires federal agencies to establish and publish safety plans that contain certain information for on-site employees and contractors during a nationwide public health emergency declared for an infectious disease."},{"k":"p","t":"Specifically, the bill requires each agency to post a safety plan on its website that includes (1) the agency's mitigation efforts, including personal protective equipment provided and testing for on-site workers; (2) guidance on cleaning protocols and occupancy limits; (3) protections for employees whose work requires them to travel off-site; and (4) protocols that ensure the continuity of operations. Each agency must communicate the plan to new employees, contractors, and subcontractors not later than 30 days after an employee is hired or a contract is entered."},{"k":"p","t":"Each agency's Office of Inspector General must report on whether the agency has published and implemented its safety plan."}],"words":144},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Requires the head of each federal agency to establish and publish a plan for the safety of employees and contractors physically present at worksites during a nationwide public health emergency declared for an infectious disease.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8466/text/eh#H7D61C51801304EFDB6EE876499CD8734"}]},"core_areas":["Agency worksite safety plans during a nationwide public health emergency","Public posting and communication of agency plans","Inspector General and Government Accountability Office reporting"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the head of each agency, within 60 days of enactment, to establish a worksite safety plan that includes measures for continuity of operations, post a prominent link to it on the agency website home page, and communicate it to each employee and contractor so that each acknowledges receipt and understanding.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8466/text/eh#H7D61C51801304EFDB6EE876499CD8734"}},{"text":"Requires each plan to describe personal protective equipment, testing procedures, identifying and notifying individuals potentially exposed, and guidance on cleaning protocols, occupancy limits and the use of face coverings.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8466/text/eh#H7D61C51801304EFDB6EE876499CD8734"}},{"text":"Requires each plan to include the Inspector General's hotline website and telephone number for reporting that the agency is not implementing the plan, and the Office of Special Counsel's hotline website and telephone number for reporting a substantial and specific danger to public health and safety or whistleblower retaliation.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8466/text/eh#H7D61C51801304EFDB6EE876499CD8734"}},{"text":"Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, within 90 days of enactment, to post on a single web page links to each agency plan and a list of agencies that have not provided a link.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8466/text/eh#H7D61C51801304EFDB6EE876499CD8734"}},{"text":"Requires agencies to communicate the plan to new employees, and to contractors and subcontractors at any tier, within 30 days after the hire or after the contract or subcontract is entered into, beginning 60 days after enactment.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8466/text/eh#H7D61C51801304EFDB6EE876499CD8734"}},{"text":"Requires each agency's Inspector General to report to House and Senate committees on implementation of the section within 6 months of enactment, and on implementation of the plan within 60 days after an agency begins to implement it; requires the Comptroller General to report within one year on lessons learned during the COVID–19 pandemic.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8466/text/eh#H7D61C51801304EFDB6EE876499CD8734"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2022-09-29","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8466/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-15","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8466","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8466/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-hr-8466.png","v":"515c2e1b5924","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 8466, 117th Congress: Chai Suthammanont Healthy Federal Workplaces Act of 2022. House: 351 Yea, 73 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 29 Sep 2022."}}