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S 2245 105th Congress Senate

Industrial Emergency Notification Act of 1998

Official title: A bill to require employers to notify local emergency officials, under the appropriate circumstances, of workplace emergencies, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 26, 1998 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Administrative procedureDepartment of LaborEmergency ManagementEvacuation of civilians
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This bill died when the 105th Congress ended
It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jun 26, 1998
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Jun 26, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7262)
Jun 26, 1998
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 26, 1998

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Industrial Emergency Notification Act of 1998 - Directs the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue a regulation that requires employers to: (1) notify outside emergency responders when conditions and circumstances occur which require outside emergency response, including workplace evacuations and other conditions specified in such regulation; (2) describe in their emergency response plans or emergency action plans additional conditions and circumstances that require outside emergency response; and (3) obtain the written agreement of the outside responders as to such additional conditions and circumstances.

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All 1 Democratic 1
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jul 7, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2245: Industrial Emergency Notification Act of 1998. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-2245/
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