To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to allow employers a grace period to abate certain occupational health and safety violations before being subject to a penalty under such Act.

3.0.0 1932 2023-01-11T13:27:38Z 2023-01-11T13:27:38Z House HR 2015-04-22 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 59 (Wednesday, April 22, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. HARTZLER:H.R. 1932.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I: Section 8: Clause 3 The United States Congressshall have power``To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among theseveral States, and with the Indian Tribes.''[Page H2418]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed10 Workforce Protections Subcommittee Referred to 2015-11-16T21:16:28Z Referred to 2015-04-22T14:03:15Z 2015-11-16 hsed10 Workforce Protections Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Committee 2015-04-22 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2015-04-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-04-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001053 Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] Vicky Hartzler R MO 4 N W000812 Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] Ann Wagner R MO 2 2015-05-12 False G000546 Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] SAM GRAVES R MO 6 2015-05-12 False P000373 Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] JOSEPH PITTS R PA R. 16 2015-05-14 False B000755 Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] KEVIN BRADY R TX 8 2015-05-14 False B001243 Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7] Marsha Blackburn R TN 7 2015-05-14 False A000372 Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] Rick Allen R GA W. 12 2015-05-14 False F000461 Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] Bill Flores R TX 17 2015-05-14 False L000578 Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] Doug LaMalfa R CA 1 2015-05-14 False W000813 Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2] Jackie Walorski R IN 2 2015-05-20 False L000576 Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7] Billy Long R MO 7 2015-05-20 False C000266 Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] STEVE CHABOT R OH 1 2015-05-20 False K000362 Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] Steve King R IA 4 2015-05-20 False R000582 Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] David Roe R TN P. 1 2015-05-20 False B001293 Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8] Mike Bishop R MI 8 2015-05-20 False G000563 Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7] Bob Gibbs R OH 7 2015-05-20 False I000056 Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] DARRELL ISSA R CA E. 49 2015-05-20 False H001071 Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10] Jody Hice R GA B. 10 2015-06-09 False N000184 Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large] Kristi Noem R SD L. 0 2016-05-18 False Labor and Employment Civil actions and liability Worker safety and health Labor and Employment

00 2015-04-22 Introduced in House 2015-08-28T16:36:41Z This bill amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to prohibit the assessment of penalties against employers for non-willful, unrepeated, or non-serious violations of occupational safety and health standards during the time period fixed for abatement of such a violation in any citation or final order. Furthermore, no penalty shall be assessed for a violation if it shall be abated by the employer in accordance with the citation or order before the end of that period.

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To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to allow employers a grace period to abate certain occupational health and safety violations before being subject to a penalty under such Act. Display Title To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to allow employers a grace period to abate certain occupational health and safety violations before being subject to a penalty under such Act. Official Title as Introduced To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to allow employers a grace period to abate certain occupational health and safety violations before being subject to a penalty under such Act. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr1932ih/xml/BILLS-114hr1932ih.xml 2015-11-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. 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.