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Expressing the sense of Congress that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration require ample public comment and a sound scientific basis for its recently proposed regulation on ergonomics.

Introduced: March 1, 2000 See on congress.gov
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Mar 21, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Mar 1, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 1, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Expresses the sense of Congress, with respect to a proposed regulation on ergonomics by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), that: (1) Congress should support Federal regulations based solely on sound science and fact; (2) public comments should play a vital role in shaping OSHA's proposed regulation on ergonomics; and (3) adequate time must be provided for the public to review thoroughly a regulation of the magnitude and length of such proposed regulation on ergonomics.
What's happening now March 21, 2000

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 5
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Mar 28, 2000
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Mar 21, 2000
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Mar 8, 2000
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Mar 1, 2000
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Mar 1, 2000
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 260: Expressing the sense of Congress that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration require ample public comment and a sound scientific basis for its recently proposed regulation on ergonomics.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-260/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 260: Expressing the sense of Congress that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration require ample public comment and a sound scientific basis for its recently proposed regulation on ergonomics.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-260/.
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H. Con. Res. 260, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-260/.
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[H. Con. Res. 260: Expressing the sense of Congress that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration require ample public comment and a sound scientific basis for its recently proposed regulation on ergonomics.](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-260/)
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