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H.R. 2661 (105th)

Sound Scientific Practices Act

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Introduced

9 October 1997

Last action

18 September 1998 · Reported

Status

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 418.

Sponsors

Rep. McInnis, Scott [R-CO-3], Rep. Baesler, Scotty [D-KY-6], Rep. Bonilla, Henry [R-TX-23], Rep. Boyd, Allen [D-FL-2], Rep. Bunning, Jim [R-KY-4], Rep. Cooksey, John [R-LA-5], Rep. Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [R-CA-50], Rep. Linder, John [R-GA-7], Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8], Rep. Northup, Anne M. [R-KY-3], Rep. Peterson, John E. [R-PA-5], Rep. Pryce, Deborah [R-OH-15], Rep. Schaffer, Bob [R-CO-4], Rep. Snowbarger, Vince [R-KS-3], Roger Wicker, Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9], Rep. Paxon, Bill [R-NY-31], Rep. Boehner, John A. [R-OH-8], Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [D-TX-4], Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-10], Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-22], Rep. Miller, Dan [R-FL-13], Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4], Rep. McIntosh, David M. [R-IN-2], Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5], Rep. Hefley, Joel [R-CO-5], Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2], Rep. Goodling, William F. [R-PA-19], Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22], Rep. Chenoweth-Hage, Helen [R-ID-1], Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4], Rep. Cubin, Barbara [R-WY-At Large], Pete Sessions, WALTER JONES, Rep. Pease, Edward A. [R-IN-7], Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16], Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4], Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2], Harold Rogers, Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5], Ken Calvert, Rep. Knollenberg, Joe [R-MI-9], Rep. Hobson, David L. [R-OH-7], Frank Lucas

Subjects

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Summary

Sound Scientific Practices Act - Requires the Secretary of Labor, upon determining that a standard should be promulgated under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, to appoint a panel of individuals to review and report on: (1) the scientific and economic data which form the basis for such standard; and (2) the relevance of the data to industries and workers which such standard would affect.

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Timeline

  1. 9 October 1997

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 9 October 1997

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 9 October 1997

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 7 November 1997

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

    Source: Committee

  5. 27 March 1998

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

  6. 29 April 1998

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

  7. 14 May 1998

    Vote

    Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 6 - 4.

    Source: Committee

  8. 14 May 1998

    Committee

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  9. 10 June 1998

    Vote

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 15.

    Source: Committee

  10. 10 June 1998

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  11. 18 September 1998

    Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 418.

    Source: Calendars

  12. 18 September 1998

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 105-730.

    Source: Committee

  13. 18 September 1998

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 105-730.

    Source: Committee

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