[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
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[H.R. 2730 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 Union Calendar No. 283
108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 2730

                      [Report No. 108-488, Part I]

To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to provide for 
 an independent review of citations issued by the Occupational Safety 
                       and Health Administration.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 15, 2003

 Mr. Norwood introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

                              May 13, 2004

  Additional sponsors: Mr. Boehner, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
   Hoekstra, Mr. Keller, Mr. Kline, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
    Manzullo, Mr. Schrock, Mr. Akin, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Chocola, Mrs. 
   Musgrave, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Beauprez, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. DeMint, Mr. 
 Sullivan, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Wilson 
of South Carolina, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Paul, Mr. Otter, and Mr. Barrett of 
                             South Carolina

                              May 13, 2004

    Reported with an amendment and referred to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary for a period ending not later than May 17, 2004, for 
  consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall 
within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(k), rule 
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  [Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

                              May 17, 2004

 Committee on the Judiciary discharged; committed to the Committee of 
  the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to provide for 
 an independent review of citations issued by the Occupational Safety 
                       and Health Administration.

    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 ``Occupational Safety and Health 
Independent Review of OSHA Citations Act of <DELETED>2003</DELETED> 
2004''.

SEC. 2. INDEPENDENT REVIEW.

    Section 11(a) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 
U.S.C. 660) is amended by adding the following at the end thereof: 
``The conclusions of the Commission with respect to all questions of 
law shall be given deference if reasonable.''.




                                                 Union Calendar No. 283

108th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 2730

                      [Report No. 108-488, Part I]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to provide for 
 an independent review of citations issued by the Occupational Safety 
                       and Health Administration.

_______________________________________________________________________

                              May 17, 2004

 Committee on the Judiciary discharged; committed to the Committee of 
  the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed