Accurate Workplace Injury and Illness Records Restoration Act
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.
- IntroducedMay 16, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | May 16, 2017 |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Original | May 16, 2017 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | May 16, 2017 |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Original | May 16, 2017 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | May 16, 2017 |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Original | May 16, 2017 |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Original | May 16, 2017 |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Original | May 16, 2017 |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Original | May 16, 2017 |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Original | May 16, 2017 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | May 16, 2017 |
| D-IN | Peter J. Visclosky | Original | May 16, 2017 |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Original | May 16, 2017 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | May 16, 2017 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | May 17, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | May 17, 2017 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | May 17, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | May 18, 2017 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | May 18, 2017 | |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | May 18, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | May 19, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | May 22, 2017 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | May 22, 2017 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | May 25, 2017 | |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | May 25, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Jun 6, 2017 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Jun 6, 2017 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Jun 8, 2017 | |
| D-NM | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Jun 12, 2017 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Jun 12, 2017 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Jun 26, 2017 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jul 11, 2017 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Jul 11, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Jul 14, 2017 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Sep 5, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Mar 1, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred May 16, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 16, 2017Introduced in House
- May 16, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 84, May 16, 2017, page H4223.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1122 | Accurate Workplace Injury and Illness Records Restoration Act | Identical bill | May 15, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to clarify when the time period for the issuance of citations under such Act begins and to require a rule to clarify that an employer's duty to make and maintain accurate records of work-related injuries and illnesses is an ongoing obligation.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Accurate Workplace Injury and Illness Records Restoration Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 16, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
