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H.R. 742: Occupational Safety and Health Small Employer Access to Justice Act of 2005

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H.R. 742: Occupational Safety and Health Small Employer Access to Justice Act of 2005

109th Congress · introduced 2005-02-10 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 351, H.R. 742 is laid on the table.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2005-02-10 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-9] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 372 (2005): On Passage, HR742 (2005-07-12), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 351, H.R. 742 is laid on the table. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

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

Plain 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.

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Official text

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

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment, Part II)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-9] · 24 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 742, Occupational Safety and Health Small Employer Access to Justice Act of 2005 (2005-04-15); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 742, Occupational Safety and Health Small Employer Access to Justice Act of 2005 (2005-04-15); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 742, Occupational Safety and Health Small Employer Access to Justice Act of 2005 (2005-05-19); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 742, Occupational Safety and Health Small Employer Access to Justice Act of 2005 (2005-05-19)

Cosponsors on this site

Joe Wilson (R-SC), Virginia Foxx (R-NC)

Recorded votes

Sources

Record fed-us-cong109-hr742 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109