[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 71 (Wednesday, May 19, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Page S5891]
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          MEASURES READ THE FIRST TIME--H.R. 2728 and S. 2448

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I understand there are two bills at the 
desk, and I ask that they be read the first time, en bloc.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk 
will read the titles of the bills for the first time, en bloc.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 2728) to amend the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970 to provide for adjudicative flexibility 
     with regard to an employer filing of a notice of contest 
     following the issuance of a citation by the Occupational 
     Safety and Health Administration; to provide for greater 
     efficiency at the Occupational Safety and Health Review 
     Commission; to provide for an independent review of citations 
     issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration; 
     to provide for the award of attorney's fees and costs to very 
     small employers when they prevail in litigation prompted by 
     the issuance of citations by the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Administration; and to amend the Paperwork Reduction 
     Act and titles 5 and 31, United States Code, to reform 
     Federal paperwork and regulatory processes.
       A bill (S. 2448) to coordinate rights under the Uniformed 
     Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 with 
     other Federal laws.

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I now ask for their second reading, and in 
order to place the bills on the calendar under rule XIV, I object to 
further proceedings to these bills en bloc.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The bills will receive 
their second reading on the next legislative day.

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