Since September 11, legislation important to occupational health and safety has taken a back seat, as hundreds of bills have been introduced in Congress that pertain to events surrounding the terrorist attack and ways to address national security.
The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) had hoped that several bills would have made their way out of Congress by now. One would have codified the Voluntary Protection Program. There seems to be very little opposition to this bill, but it remains held up in Committee.