109 HR 3165 IH: To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act to provide for criminal liability for willful safety standard violations resulting in the death of contract employees. U.S. House of Representatives 2005-06-30 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.

I 109th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3165 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 30, 2005 Mr. Al Green of Texas (for himself, Mr. Owens, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, and Mr. Waxman) 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 A BILL To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act to provide for criminal liability for willful safety standard violations resulting in the death of contract employees.

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Definition of Employee

Section 17(e) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (29 U.S.C. 666(e)) is amended by inserting including contract employees who are contracted by the employer, after employee,.