HR 739 · 109th Congress · Labor and Employment

To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to provide for adjudicative flexibility with regard to the filing of a notice of contest by an employer following the issuance of a citation or proposed assessment of a penalty by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, to provide for greater efficiency at the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, to provide for judicial deference to conclusions of law determined by the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission with respect to an order issued by the Commission, and to provide for the award of attorneys' fees and costs to small employers when such employers prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of a citation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Introduced 2005-02-10· Sponsored by Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-9]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.(2005-07-13)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2005-07-12
Roll #369
Yea 256Nay 164
Democrats
31 Yea·163 Nay
Republicans
225 Yea·0 Nay
PassedHouse · 2005-07-12
Roll #369
Yea 256Nay 164
Democrats
31 Yea·163 Nay
Republicans
225 Yea·0 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Occupational Safety and Health Small Business Day in Court Act of 2005 - Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to revise a requirement that, if an employer fails to file a notice of contest within 15 working days following the issuance of a citation or proposed assessment of a penalty, the citation or assessment becomes a final order not subject to review. Provides for an exception if such failure results from mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect.…

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CBO Cost Estimate

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H.R. 739, Occupational Safety and Health Small Business Day in Court Act of 2005

Apr 15, 2005

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on April 13, 2005</p>

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H.R. 739, Occupational Safety and Health Small Business Day in Court Act of 2005

Apr 15, 2005

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on April 13, 2005

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (20)

20 Republicans