H.R. 9006

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9006 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9006

To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to require that 
safety data sheets be provided in English and Spanish.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 11, 2024

Mr. Cuellar introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce

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A BILL

To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to require that 
safety data sheets be provided in English and Spanish.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Hazardous Workplace Accountability 
Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. LABEL AND WARNING LANGUAGES.

(a) In General.--Section 6(b)(7) of the Occupational Safety and 
Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 655(b)(7)) is amended by inserting after 
the first sentence the following: ``Such standard shall prescribe that 
any safety data sheets required as part of a label or other form of 
warning be produced in both English and Spanish by the chemical 
manufacturer or importer and provided to employers, and that such 
safety data sheets are made accessible to employees exposed to the 
hazard.''.
(b) Application.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply 
to any rule promulgated or modified by the Secretary of Labor before, 
on, or after the date of enactment of this Act pursuant to section 6(b) 
of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 655(b)) 
beginning on the date that is 60 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act.
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