To direct the Secretary of Labor to conduct a study on implementing a process through which a State or business may apply for an exemption from enforcement of certain occupational safety and health standards on the basis of economic hardship, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-9298
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cawthorn, Madison [R-NC-11]
Introduced: 2022-11-15
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Latest action: action_date: 2022-11-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-11-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill requires the Department of Labor to study a process for allowing states or businesses to apply for exemptions from occupational safety and health standards that cause significant economic hardship. The study must include recommendations for legislative and other actions necessary to implement such a process.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9298 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 15, 2022 Mr. Cawthorn introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To direct the Secretary of Labor to conduct a study on implementing a process through which a State or business may apply for an exemption from enforcement of certain occupational safety and health standards on the basis of economic hardship, and for other purposes.

1. Study on certain exemptions from occupational safety and health standards (a) In general The Secretary of Labor shall conduct a study to develop recommendations for implementing a process through which a State or business may apply for an exemption from an occupational safety and health standard in effect under section 6(a) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ( 29 U.S.C. 655(a) ) on the basis that such standard causes a significant economic hardship to such State or business, including the following: (1) Legislative actions necessary to implement such process. (2) Other actions necessary to implement such process. (b) Report Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Speaker of the House and publish in the Federal Register a report containing the results of the study.