A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to provide additional assistance to small employers.
Latest action. Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.
States that upon a valid request by any employer with fifty or less employees for consultation and advice concerning the standards established under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration may visit such employers workplace for the purpose of affording consultation and advice. Provides that no visit authorized by this Act shall be regarded as an inspection or investigation under the Occupational Safety and Health Act and no citations shall be issued nor shall any civil penalties be proposed by the Administrator upon such visit, except that nothing in this subsection shall affect in any manner any provision of this Act the purpose of which is to eliminate imminent dangers. States that in the event of a subsequent inspection, the Secretary shall take into consideration any information obtained during the consultation visit of that workplace in determining the nature of an alleged violation and the amount of the penalties to be proposed, if any. Provides that the failure of the Administrator to give consultation and advice regarding any specific matter during the consultation visit shall not preclude the issuance of appropriate citations and proposed penalties with respect to that matter.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in Senate" stage on March 11, 1974. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on March 11, 1974: Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the Senate
- Passage by the House
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 93rd Congress (1973-74), 651 of the 23,396 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 2.8 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
RICHARD CLARK (D-IA) introduced it on March 11, 1974, and 2 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They are 2 Democrats.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on March 11, 1974, 19176 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 19176 days ago, on March 11, 1974.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 93rd Congress has not finished by January 3, 1975 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- SenateIn committee, no floor vote yet
- HouseAwaits Senate passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers