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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.

USA115th CongressHR-2428| House 
| Updated: 5/16/2017
Mark Takano

Mark Takano

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (36)
Donald Norcross (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Michael F. Doyle (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)John Conyers (Democratic)Gene Green (Democratic)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)Peter J. Visclosky (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Jared Polis (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
May 15, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 115-1122
Introduced in Senate
May 16, 2017
Introduced in House
May 16, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  • May 15, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 115-1122
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 16, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • May 16, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • S 115-1122: A bill 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.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBusiness recordsDepartment of LaborGovernment information and archivesWorker safety and health

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.

USA115th CongressHR-2428| House 
| Updated: 5/16/2017
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.
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Timeline
May 15, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 115-1122
Introduced in Senate
May 16, 2017
Introduced in House
May 16, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  • May 15, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 115-1122
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 16, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • May 16, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mark Takano

Mark Takano

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (36)
Donald Norcross (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Michael F. Doyle (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)John Conyers (Democratic)Gene Green (Democratic)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)Peter J. Visclosky (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Jared Polis (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • S 115-1122: A bill 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.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBusiness recordsDepartment of LaborGovernment information and archivesWorker safety and health