HCONRES 260
106th Congress
House
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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
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Committees of jurisdiction
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