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HR 5870 115th Congress House

OSHA Employer Notification Act

Official title: To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to require immediate notification to an employer of the issuance of a penalty, to prohibit any public n… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to require immediate notification to an employer of the issuance of a penalty, to prohibit any public notice of such citation for a period of 24 hours after issuance of the citation, and to require a public notice where an employer successfully contests any proposed penalty.

Introduced: May 23, 2018 Introduced by: Grothman, Glenn Republican · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Civil actions and liabilityGovernment information and archivesWorker safety and health
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
May 17, 2018
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

OSHA Employer Notification Act

This bill amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to require the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to: (1) notify employers of the issuance of citations or proposed penalties at least one full business before publicly announcing the citations or penalties; and (2) update its website posts if citations or penalties are subsequently settled, vacated, or modified.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 1
Ferguson, A.
· Jul 16, 2018
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · May 23, 2018
Gianforte, Greg
· May 17, 2018
Rokita, Todd
· May 17, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5870: OSHA Employer Notification Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5870/
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"H.R. 5870: OSHA Employer Notification Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5870/.
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H.R. 5870, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5870/.
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[H.R. 5870: OSHA Employer Notification Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5870/)
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