The NOSHA Act would repeal the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 and abolish the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). In other words, if enacted, there would be no federal statute or agency responsible for setting and enforcing workplace safety standards under OSHA. The bill is titled the “Nullify Occupational Safety and Health Administration Act” (NOSHA Act) and was introduced in the 119th Congress by Mr. Biggs of Arizona, with referral to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. The current text provides only these two sections and does not describe a replacement framework for workplace safety regulation. Because the bill repeals the foundational federal framework for workplace safety, its passage would remove federal standards, inspections, penalties, reporting, and whistleblower protections tied to OSHA. The text does not specify how, or whether, safety regulation would be handled by states, the private sector, or other federal agencies, creating a potential regulatory vacuum.
Key Points
- 1Repeals the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 in full.
- 2Abolishes the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
- 3Establishes the short title as the “Nullify Occupational Safety and Health Administration Act” or the “NOSHA Act.”
- 4Introduced in the 119th Congress by Mr. Biggs of Arizona and referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce.
- 5The text provided does not outline a replacement regulatory framework or interim protections; it only removes the federal OSHA structure.