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Sound Scientific Practices Act

Introduced: October 9, 1997 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 18, 1998
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 418.
Sep 18, 1998
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 105-730.
Jun 10, 1998
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 15.
Jun 10, 1998
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 14, 1998
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 6 - 4.
May 14, 1998
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 29, 1998
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 27, 1998
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Nov 7, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Oct 9, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Oct 9, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Sound Scientific Practices Act - Requires the Secretary of Labor, upon determining that a standard should be promulgated under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, to appoint a panel of individuals (in lieu of an advisory committee, as currently) to review and report on: (1) the scientific and economic data which form the basis for such standard; and (2) the relevance of the data to industries and workers which such standard would affect.

Requires such panel to: (1) be balanced in terms of the points of view represented; and (2) consist of persons who are able to give independent judgment and who have expertise in scientific or economic analysis related to the subject of the standard. Excludes from the panel any individual with a financial interest in the outcome of the standard, unless such individual fully discloses such interest to the Secretary.

Makes the requirement to appoint such a panel inapplicable when the rule is completed through negotiated rulemaking.

What's happening now September 18, 1998

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 418.

 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 5
R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Jul 23, 1998
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 24, 1998
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jun 16, 1998
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jun 10, 1998
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Oct 9, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2661: Sound Scientific Practices Act. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2661/
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