[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3539 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3539

To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to provide that 
 the Act will not apply to employment performed in a workplace located 
                      in the employee's residence.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 27, 2000

Mr. Hayworth (for himself and Mr. Paul) introduced the following bill; 
   which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to provide that 
 the Act will not apply to employment performed in a workplace located 
                      in the employee's residence.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Home Office Protection Enhancement 
Act''.

SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT OF 1970.

    Section 4(b) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 
U.S.C. 653(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(5) Nothing in this Act shall apply to employment performed in a 
workplace which is located in the residence of the employee engaged in 
such employment.''.
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