HR 980
109th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
Administrative remedies
Department of Labor
Employers' liability
Fines (Penalties)
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Governmental investigations
Health
Law
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
Occupational health and safety
To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 with respect to enforcement provisions.
Introduced: February 17, 2005
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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 24, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Feb 17, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Feb 17, 2005
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to require the Secretary of Labor to issue an employer a citation and remit a notice of proposed assessment of penalty within 30 workdays following an inspection or investigation (currently, with reasonable promptness for the citation and within a reasonable time for the proposed penalty assessment).
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Committees of jurisdiction
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