HR 2428 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Accurate Workplace Injury and Illness Records Restoration Act

Introduced May 16, 2017 Originated House Sponsor Mark Takano D-CA

Fact sheet

Latest action · May 16, 2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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. IntroducedMay 16, 2017
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Accurate Workplace Injury and Illness Records Restoration Act

This bill amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to specify that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) may issue a citation for a violation of workplace safety requirements within the six-month period following an employer satisfying the requirements. Current law includes a limitation period that prevents OSHA from issuing citations six months after the occurrence of a violation. Thus, this bill specifies that the statute of limitations is tolled if there is a continuing violation of the requirements.

OSHA must issue a rule that amends its record keeping regulations to clarify that the duty to make and maintain accurate records of work-related injuries and illnesses: (1) is an ongoing obligation, (2) continues for as long as the employer is required to keep records of the recordable injury or illness, and (3) does not expire solely because the employer fails to create the necessary records when first required to do so.

Cosponsors 36

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 16, 2017 to Mar 1, 2018, with 14 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalMay 16, 2017
D-NHCarol Shea-PorterOriginalMay 16, 2017
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalMay 16, 2017
D-NJDonald NorcrossOriginalMay 16, 2017
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalMay 16, 2017
D-TXGene GreenOriginalMay 16, 2017
D-MPGregorio Kilili Camacho SablanOriginalMay 16, 2017
D-COJared PolisOriginalMay 16, 2017
D-CTJoe CourtneyOriginalMay 16, 2017
D-CAMark DeSaulnierOriginalMay 16, 2017
D-WIMark PocanOriginalMay 16, 2017
D-INPeter J. ViscloskyOriginalMay 16, 2017
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalMay 16, 2017
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalMay 16, 2017
D-CABarbara LeeMay 17, 2017
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Actions 2

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  1. May 16, 2017Introduced in House
  2. May 16, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1122Accurate Workplace Injury and Illness Records Restoration ActIdentical billMay 15, 2017

Subjects

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

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  1. May 16, 2017Introduced in House

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