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H.R. 4712: OSHA and Employer Cooperation Act of 2004

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H.R. 4712: OSHA and Employer Cooperation Act of 2004

108th Congress · introduced 2004-06-24 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2004-06-24 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

OSHA and Employer Cooperation Act of 2004

Plain summary

OSHA and Employer Cooperation Act of 2004 - Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to revise certain enforcement provisions. Sets periods of 30 workdays for: (1) issuing citations (currently with reasonable promptness or within a reasonable time); and (2) contesting citations (currently fifteen workdays). Prohibits the Secretary of Labor from: (1) assessing certain penalties in connection with the initial issuance of a citation, with the exception of willful violations, if the employer corrects the condition in violation and provides an abatement certification within 72 hours; (2) citing on multiemployer worksites any but the employer whose employees were exposed to a condition in violation; or (3) using other than serious citations as a basis for issuing subsequent, repeat, or willful citations. Requires inspectors, at closing conferences after completing inspections, to provide employers or their representatives with written statements providing specified information.

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Official text

OSHA and Employer Cooperation Act of 2004

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4] · 18 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Joe Wilson (R-SC), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-hr4712 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108