H. Res. 645
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
May 18, 2004.
Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it
shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R.
2728) to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of
1970 to provide for adjudicative flexibility with regard to an
employer filing of a notice of contest following the issuance
of a citation by the Occupational Safety and Health Adminis-
tration. The bill shall be considered as read for amendment.
The amendment recommended by the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce now printed in the bill shall be con-
sidered as adopted. The previous question shall be considered
as ordered on the bill, as amended, to final passage without
intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate on the bill,
as amended, equally divided and controlled by the chairman
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce; and (2) one motion to recommit
with or without instructions.
SEC. 2. Upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be
in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 2729) to
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amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to
provide for greater efficiency at the Occupational Safety and
Health Review Commission. The bill shall be considered as
read for amendment. The amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute recommended by the Committee on Education and the
Workforce now printed in the bill, modified by the amend-
ment printed in part A of the report of the Committee on
Rules accompanying this resolution, shall be considered as
adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered
on the bill, as amended, to final passage without intervening
motion except: (1) one hour of debate on the bill, as amend-
ed, equally divided and controlled by the chairman and rank-
ing minority member of the Committee on Education and the
Workforce; and (2) one motion to recommit with or without
instructions.
SEC. 3. Upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be
in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 2730) to
amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to
provide for an independent review of citations issued by the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The bill
shall be considered as read for amendment. The amendment
recommended by the Committee on Education and the Work-
force now printed in the bill, modified by the amendment
printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules
accompanying this resolution, shall be considered as adopted.
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The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the
bill, as amended, to final passage without intervening motion
except: (1) one hour of debate on the bill, as amended, equal-
ly divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minor-
ity member of the Committee on Education and the Work-
force; and (2) one motion to recommit with or without in-
structions.
SEC. 4. Upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be
in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 2731) to
amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to
provide for the award of attorney’s fees and costs to very
small employers when they prevail in litigation prompted by
the issuance of citations by the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration. The bill shall be considered as read
for amendment. The amendment in the nature of a substitute
recommended by the Committee on Education and the Work-
force now printed in the bill, modified by the amendment
printed in part C of the report of the Committee on Rules
accompanying this resolution, shall be considered as adopted.
The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the
bill, as amended, to final passage without intervening motion
except: (1) one hour of debate on the bill, as amended, equal-
ly divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minor-
ity member of the Committee on Education and the Work-
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(3) conform the title of H.R. 2728 to reflect the ad-
dition to the engrossment of the text of all the bills con-
templated in sections 2–5 that have passed the House;
(4) assign appropriate designations to provisions
within the engrossment; and
(5) conform provisions for short titles within the en-
grossment.
(b) Upon the addition to the engrossment of H.R. 2728
of the text of the bills contemplated in sections 2–5 that have
passed the House, such bills shall be laid on the table.
(c) If H.R. 2728 is disposed of without reaching the
stage of engrossment as contemplated in subsection (a), the
bill that first passes the House as contemplated in section 2–
5 shall be treated in the manner specified for H.R. 2728 in
subsections (a) and (b), and only the other bills contemplated
in sections 2–5 that have passed the House shall be laid on
the table.
Attest:
Clerk.