HR 1932
114th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
Civil actions and liability
Worker safety and health
To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to allow employers a grace period to abate certain occupational health and safety violations before being subject to a penalty under such Act.
Introduced: April 22, 2015
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 16, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Apr 22, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Apr 22, 2015
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This bill amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to prohibit the assessment of penalties against employers for non-willful, unrepeated, or non-serious violations of occupational safety and health standards during the time period fixed for abatement of such a violation in any citation or final order. Furthermore, no penalty shall be assessed for a violation if it shall be abated by the employer in accordance with the citation or order before the end of that period.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Committees of jurisdiction
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