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H.R. 5530 94th Congress House

A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to make the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health directly responsible to the Assistant Secretary for…

Official title: A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to make the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health directly respo… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to make the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health directly responsible to the Assistant Secretary for Health of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.

Introduced: March 26, 1975 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Department of Health, Education, and WelfareFederal officialsGovernment Operations and PoliticsOccupational health and safetySafety measures
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This bill died when the 94th Congress ended
It never became law before the 94th Congress (1975–1976) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 26, 1975
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Mar 26, 1975
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 26, 1975

Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Provides, under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, that the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health shall be responsible to the Assistant Secretary for Health of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. States that the Director shall not delegate any of his functions to any other officer who is not directly responsible to him.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5530: A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to make the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health directly responsible to the Assistant Secretary for Health of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.. 94th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/94-HR-5530/
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"H.R. 5530: A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to make the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health directly responsible to the Assistant Secretary for Health of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.." 94th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/94-HR-5530/.
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H.R. 5530, 94th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/94-HR-5530/.
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[H.R. 5530: A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to make the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health directly responsible to the Assistant Secretary for Health of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.](https://openamerica.io/bill/94-HR-5530/)
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