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To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.

Introduced: November 7, 1997 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 18, 1998
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 420.
Sep 18, 1998
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 105-732.
Jun 10, 1998
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 17.
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 25, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Nov 8, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2238)
Nov 7, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Nov 7, 1997
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA) to require certain notices in the Federal Register to include identification of the specific industry or industries to which the OSHA standard, to be promulgated under the OSHA rule, will apply.

Directs the Secretary of Labor to ensure that the OSHA standard, as applicable to each such industry, is based upon: (1) an assessment of the risks to workers in such industry from the hazard which is the subject of the standard; (2) the range of estimates and the best estimate of the quantifiable and nonquantifiable benefits of the standard in each such industry; and (3) an analysis of the costs likely to occur in each such industry as a result of compliance with the standard.

Authorizes the Secretary to determine such risks and benefits on information from similar industries, operations, or processes, to the extent that information is not available on the specific risks to workers in any such industry.

What's happening now September 18, 1998

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 105-732.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2