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HR 4385 108th Congress House

To provide for the suspension from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that have not paid a fine resulting from a violation of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970…

Official title: To provide for the suspension from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that have not paid a fine resulting from a violation of the Occ… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide for the suspension from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that have not paid a fine resulting from a violation of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 that causes the death of an employee.

Introduced: May 18, 2004 Introduced by: Lynch, Stephen F. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Jun 25, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
May 18, 2004
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 18, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 25, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA) to direct the Secretary of Labor to suspend any person from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities upon a finding that the person has not paid a fine imposed for an OSHA violation that caused the death of an employee.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4385: To provide for the suspension from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that have not paid a fine resulting from a violation of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 that causes the death of an employee.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4385/
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"H.R. 4385: To provide for the suspension from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that have not paid a fine resulting from a violation of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 that causes the death of an employee.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4385/.
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H.R. 4385, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4385/.
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[H.R. 4385: To provide for the suspension from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that have not paid a fine resulting from a violation of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 that causes the death of an employee.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4385/)
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