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HR 3748 99th Congress House Labor and Employment Agricultural labor Agriculture and Rural Affairs Federal preemption Health Occupational health and safety Potable water Public health Sanitary engineering Standards Water and Water Resources Development Water supply

A bill to establish a sanitation occupational health and safety standard with respect to agricultural employees engaged in hand-labor operations in the field.

Introduced: November 13, 1985 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 3, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and Safety.
Nov 13, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Nov 13, 1985
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Establishes a field sanitation occupational health and safety standard with respect to agricultural employees engaged in hand-labor operations in the field.

Provides that such standard shall be deemed to be an occupational health and safety standard promulgated, enforceable, and subject to penalties for violations under specified provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA).

Prohibits modification, revocation, or challenge of such standard under specified provisions of OSHA.

Provides that this Act shall not preempt any State occupational health and safety standard, or any provision thereof, which is more effective in providing sanitized potable drinking water and toilet and handwashing facilities for agricultural employees than the standard established under this Act. Specifies that such more effective State standards need not encompass other standards. Provides that, should there be any statutory restrictions on OSHA's ability to regulate certain agricultural employers, the States are not preempted from developing and enforcing field sanitation standards to apply to such employers.

What's happening now December 3, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Health and Safety.

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