HR 2661 · 105th Congress · Labor and Employment

Sound Scientific Practices Act

Introduced 1997-10-09· Sponsored by Rep. McInnis, Scott [R-CO-3]· House

Bill Progress

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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 418.(1998-09-18)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Sound Scientific Practices Act - Requires the Secretary of Labor, upon determining that a standard should be promulgated under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, to appoint a panel of individuals to review and report on: (1) the scientific and economic data which form the basis for such standard; and (2) the relevance of the data to industries and workers which such standard would affect.…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 2661, Sound Scientific Practices Act

Jul 14, 1998

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on June 10, 1998

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Cosponsors (20)

3 Democrats17 Republicans
Rep. Baesler, Scotty [D-KY-6]KY
Rep. Bonilla, Henry [R-TX-23]TX
Rep. Boyd, Allen [D-FL-2]FL
Rep. Bunning, Jim [R-KY-4]KY
Rep. Cooksey, John [R-LA-5]LA
Rep. Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [R-CA-51]CA
Rep. Linder, John [R-GA-11]GA
Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8]MD
Rep. Northup, Anne M. [R-KY-3]KY
Rep. Peterson, John E. [R-PA-5]PA
Rep. Pryce, Deborah [R-OH-15]OH
Rep. Schaffer, Bob [R-CO-4]CO
Rep. Snowbarger, Vince [R-KS-3]KS
Rep. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS-1]MS
Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9]NC
Rep. Paxon, Bill [R-NY-27]NY
Rep. Boehner, John A. [R-OH-8]OH
Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [D-TX-4]TX
Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-10]GA
Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]TX