3.0.0 1771 2018-02-03T22:14:39Z 2023-01-12T10:32:48Z Senate S S 2005-09-26 109 2005-09-27 Senate Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 223. Calendars 2005-09-26 Senate Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. Calendars 2005-09-26 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10435-10436) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-09-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. N K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2005-09-26 True Labor and Employment Alabama Alien labor Auditing Business records Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Congressional witnesses Construction workers Department of Labor Disaster relief Emergency Management Employee rights Employee training Employers' liability Environmental Protection Environmental health Federal-local relations Federal-state relations Finance and Financial Sector Financial statements Floods Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Government paperwork Government publicity Governmental investigations Health Hurricane aftermath legislation Hurricanes Immigrants Immigration Inspectors general Labor unions Law Louisiana Medical records Mississippi Occupational health and safety Personnel records Public service advertising Labor and Employment 00 2005-09-26 Introduced in Senate 2005-11-15T16:04:56Z Katrina Worker Safety and Filing Flexibility Act of 2005 - Expresses the sense of Congress with respect to the safety of workers in Hurricane Katrina-related response and recovery activities, and maintenance of records on such workers.

Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for necessary communications including public service announcements, additional personnel, safety standards enforcement, and health and safety training and resources for affected workers and employers.

Directs the Secretary of Labor and the OSHA Administrator to give a briefing to specified congressional committees on progress towards providing necessary personnel for such enforcement and training, and on coordination with other federal agencies.

Extends annual financial report deadlines under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act for unions or employers in the Hurricane Katrina disaster area.

Directs the DOL Inspector General to audit, investigate, and report on each of the DOL programs that includes Hurricane Katrina-related response and recovery activities.

]]> Katrina Worker Safety and Filing Flexibility Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Katrina Worker Safety and Filing Flexibility Act of 2005 Display Title Katrina Worker Safety and Filing Flexibility Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to express the sense of Congress and to improve reporting with respect to the safety of workers in the response and recovery activities related to Hurricane Katrina, and for other purposes. Placed on Calendar Senate 2005-09-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s1771pcs/xml/BILLS-109s1771pcs.xml 2005-09-27 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 223. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.