A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the Senate and House filed legislation Wednesday to make OSHA's voluntary protection programs (VPP) a permanent part of the agency's mission, reviving efforts on the Hill from a year ago to shield the programs from now-abandoned administration plans to shift funding to enforcement instead. The bills filed this week, which are essentially the same in both the Senate and House versions, is actually stronger than last year by adding provisions directing the Labor Secretary to implement VPP as permanent OSHA programs within two years, sources say. A similar meas
December 30, 2025