[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2005 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2005

 To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to modify the 
            provisions relating to citations and penalties.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 28, 2005

  Mr. Owens introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
   Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the 
Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined 
 by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
        fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to modify the 
            provisions relating to citations and penalties.

    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 ``Workplace Wrongful Death 
Accountability Act''.

SEC. 2. OSHA CRIMINAL PENALTIES.

     Section 17 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 
U.S.C. 666) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) by striking ``fine of not more than $10,000'' 
                and inserting ``fine in accordance with section 3571 of 
                title 18, United States Code,'';
                    (B) by striking ``six months'' and inserting ``10 
                years'';
                    (C) by inserting ``under this subsection or 
                subsection (i)'' after ``first conviction of such 
                person'';
                    (D) by striking ``fine of not more than $20,000'' 
                and inserting ``fine in accordance with section 3571 of 
                title 18, United States Code,''; and
                    (E) by striking ``one year'' and inserting ``20 
                years'';
            (2) in subsection (f), by striking ``fine of not more than 
        $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than six months,'' and 
        inserting ``fine in accordance with section 3571 of title 18, 
        United States Code, or by imprisonment for not more than 2 
        years''; and
            (3) in subsection (g), by striking ``fine of not more than 
        $10,000, or by imprisonment for not more than six months,'' and 
        inserting ``fine in accordance with section 3571 of title 18, 
        United States Code, or by imprisonment for not more than 1 
        year,''.
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