[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S.J. Res. 25 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. J. RES. 25

      Disapproving the rule of the Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration relating to occupational exposure to methylene chloride.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 10, 1997

Mr. Cochran (for himself, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Nickles, and Mr. Shelby) 
  introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and 
         referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
      Disapproving the rule of the Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration relating to occupational exposure to methylene chloride.

Whereas when the Occupational Safety and Health Administration published on 
        January 10, 1997, its final rule on occupational exposure to methylene 
        chloride it redefined the size of small business without appropriate 
        consultation;
Whereas the Small Business Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 1994 (Public 
        Law 103-403) requires the Occupational Safety and Health Administration 
        to apply to the Small Business Administration to use an alternative 
        definition of small entities that may be affected by the 
        Administration's rule;
Whereas the Occupational Safety and Health Administration did not consult with 
        the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration while 
        performing the economic analysis for the rule when proposed;
Whereas section 601 of title 5, United States Code (relating to regulatory 
        flexibility) requires consultation with the Office of Advocacy before 
        using an alternative definition of small business; and
Whereas more than 90 percent of the businesses that would be affected by the 
        Administration's rule are classified as small businesses in the 
        regulations of the Small Business Administration: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That the Congress disapproves 
the rule submitted by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration 
relating to the occupational exposure to methylene chloride, and such 
rule shall have no force or effect.
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