HR 742 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Occupational Safety and Health Small Employer Access to Justice Act of 2005

Introduced Feb 10, 2005 Originated House Sponsor Charles W. Norwood R-GA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 12, 2005 Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 351, H.R. 742 is laid on the table.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedFeb 10, 2005
  2. Passed HouseJul 12, 2005
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Occupational Safety and Health Small Employer Access to Justice Act of 2005 - Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) to provide for the award of attorney's fees and costs to certain small employers when they prevail in specified administrative or court proceedings.

Requires such awards to prevailing employers if they had not more than 100 employees and a net worth of not more than $7 million at the time of: (1) the initiation of the administrative proceedings (in the case of an adversary adjudication); or (2) the filing of the action addressed in the court proceedings (in the case of judicial review of an administrative action).

Provides for such awards without regard to whether the position of the Secretary of Labor or the federal government was substantially justified or whether special circumstances make an award unjust.

Recorded votes 1

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 372On PassagePassed235–187Jul 12, 2005

Yea 235

Nay 187

Not voting 11

Cosponsors 24

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 10, 2005 to Apr 18, 2005, with 10 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-CAHoward P. "Buck" McKeonOriginalFeb 10, 2005
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalFeb 10, 2005
R-OHJohn A. BoehnerOriginalFeb 10, 2005
R-MNJohn KlineOriginalFeb 10, 2005
R-ILJudy BiggertOriginalFeb 10, 2005
R-TXRandy NeugebauerOriginalFeb 10, 2005
R-FLRic KellerOriginalFeb 10, 2005
R-TXRon PaulOriginalFeb 10, 2005
R-TXSam JohnsonOriginalFeb 10, 2005
R-MIVernon J. EhlersOriginalFeb 10, 2005
R-PAJoseph R. PittsMar 8, 2005
R-PRLuis G. FortunoMar 8, 2005
D-TXRalph M. HallMar 8, 2005
R-VAThelma D. DrakeMar 8, 2005
D-NCDavid E. PriceMar 10, 2005
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Actions 23

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 12, 2005Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5708-5709)
  2. Jul 12, 2005Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 351. (consideration: CR H5698-5706)
  3. Jul 12, 2005DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 742.
  4. Jul 12, 2005Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  5. Jul 12, 2005On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 235 - 187 (Roll no. 372). (text: CR H5698-5699)
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Related bills 4

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HRES 351Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 739) to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to provide for adjudicative flexibility with regard to the filing of a notice of contest by an employer following the issuance of a citation orRelated billJul 12, 2005
HR 739To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to provide for adjudicative flexibility with regard to the filing of a notice of contest by an employer following the issuance of a citation or proposed assessment of a penalty by the OccupationalRelated billJul 13, 2005
HR 740Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Efficiency Act of 2005Related billJul 12, 2005
HR 741Occupational Safety and Health Independent Review of OSHA Citations Act of 2005Related billJul 12, 2005

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 20, 2005Reported in House
  2. Feb 10, 2005Introduced in House

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