[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Page 25962]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               MEASURE PLACED ON THE CALENDAR--H.R. 2693

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, H.R. 2693 is at the desk and due for its 
second reading.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the bill by 
title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 2693) to direct the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Administration to issue a standard regulating worker 
     exposure to diacetyl.

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I would object to any further proceedings at 
that time.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection is heard.
  Without objection, the bill will be placed on the calendar.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, this bill deals with something that has 
developed. We would never dream we would be working on it, but it 
appears to be very important. We have had a lot of deaths and people 
getting sick, the popcorn workers in America, which is a huge industry. 
We are going to try to see if we can set some standards so people do 
not get sick by virtue of working around popcorn.

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