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Latest Update: Friday, September, 05th 2008
To require the Secretary of Labor to issue interim and final occupational safety and health standards regarding worker exposure to combustible dust, and for other purposes. 4/30/2008--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust Explosions and Fires Act of 2008 - (Sec. 3) Requires the Secretary of Labor, within 90 days, to promulgate an interim final standard regulating combustible dusts, which shall apply to manufacturing, processing, blending, conveying, repackaging, and handling of combustible particulate solids and their dusts (including organic dusts, plastics, sulfur, wood, rubber, furniture, textiles, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, fibers, dyes, coal, metals, and fossil fuels), but shall not apply to processes already covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) standard on grain facilities.Requires such standard to provide requirements for: (1) a hazard assessment [...] show full description
- 05/01/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 04/30/2008 - Rule H. Res. 1157 passed House.
- 04/30/2008 - Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1157. (consideration: CR H2909-2922)
- 04/30/2008 - Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5522 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the bill.
- 04/30/2008 - House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 1157 and Rule XVIII.
show all actions- 05/01/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 04/30/2008 - Rule H. Res. 1157 passed House.
- 04/30/2008 - Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1157. (consideration: CR H2909-2922)
- 04/30/2008 - Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5522 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the bill.
- 04/30/2008 - House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 1157 and Rule XVIII.
- 04/30/2008 - The Speaker designated the Honorable Donna M. Christensen to act as Chairwoman of the Committee.
- 04/30/2008 - GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 5522.
- 04/30/2008 - H.AMDT.1037 Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. George Miller. An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-613 to make four adjustments to the bill: (1) correct the short title; (2) provide that engineering controls required by the interim standard shall be effective 6 months after issuance of the standard (rather than 30 days); (3) maintain the provision that DOL shall include appropriate and relevant NFPA standards in the final standard but eliminates references to specific NFPA standards; and (4) clarifie that the final standard shall be conducted in accordance with usual rulemaking procedural requirements, including those that provide for small business review.
- 04/30/2008 - DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1157, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the George Miller amendment.
- 04/30/2008 - POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the George Miller amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. George Miller demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
- 04/30/2008 - H.AMDT.1038 Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Wilson (SC). An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 110-613 to direct OSHA to wait for the outcome of the Imperial Sugar investigation and findings from the combustible dust National Emphasis Program before deciding on whether to move forward with a standard.
- 04/30/2008 - DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1157, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Wilson (SC) amendment.
- 04/30/2008 - POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Wilson (SC) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Wilson (SC) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
- 04/30/2008 - UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
- 04/30/2008 - H.AMDT.1037 On agreeing to the Miller, George amendment (A001) Agreed to by recorded vote: 412 - 0 (Roll no. 230).
- 04/30/2008 - H.AMDT.1038 On agreeing to the Wilson (SC) amendment (A002) Failed by recorded vote: 178 - 237, 1 Present (Roll no. 231).
- 04/30/2008 - The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 5522.
- 04/30/2008 - The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- 04/30/2008 - The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
- 04/30/2008 - Mr. Walberg moved to recommit with instructions to Education and Labor.
- 04/30/2008 - DEBATE - The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Walberg motion to recommit. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to require an exemption for grain pending determination of impact on the prices.
- 04/30/2008 - On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 187 - 225 (Roll no. 232).
- 04/30/2008 - On passage Passed by recorded vote: 247 - 165 (Roll no. 233).
- 04/30/2008 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 04/30/2008 - The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 5522.
- 04/30/2008 - H.AMDT.1037 Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. George Miller. (consideration: CR H2914-2915, H2918-2919; text: CR H2914) Amendment makes four adjustments to the bill: (1) corrects the short title; (2) provides that engineering controls required by the interim standard shall be effective 6 months after issuance of the standard (rather than 30 days); (3) maintains the provision that DOL shall include appropriate and relevant NFPA standards in the final standard but eliminates references to specific NFPA standards; and (4) clarifies that the final standard shall be conducted in accordance with usual rulemaking procedural requirements, including those that provide for small business review.
- 04/30/2008 - H.AMDT.1038 Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Wilson (SC). (consideration: CR H2915-2918, H2919; text: CR H2915) Amendment sought to direct OSHA to wait for the outcome of the Imperial Sugar investigation and findings from the combustible dust National Emphasis Program before deciding on whether to move forward with a standard.
- 04/30/2008 - H.AMDT.1037 Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. George Miller. (consideration: CR H2914-2915, H2918-2919; text: CR H2914) An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-613 to make four adjustments to the bill: (1) correct the short title; (2) provide that engineering controls required by the interim standard shall be effective 6 months after issuance of the standard (rather than 30 days); (3) maintain the provision that DOL shall include appropriate and relevant NFPA standards in the final standard but eliminates references to specific NFPA standards; and (4) clarifie that the final standard shall be conducted in accordance with usual rulemaking procedural requirements, including those that provide for small business review.
- 04/30/2008 - H.AMDT.1038 Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Wilson (SC). (consideration: CR H2915-2918, H2919; text: CR H2915) An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 110-613 to direct OSHA to wait for the outcome of the Imperial Sugar investigation and findings from the combustible dust National Emphasis Program before deciding on whether to move forward with a standard.
- 04/30/2008 - The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H2919)
- 04/30/2008 - The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. (text: CR H2913-2914)
- 04/30/2008 - Mr. Walberg moved to recommit with instructions to Education and Labor. (consideration: CR H2919-2921; text: CR H2919)
- 04/30/2008 - H.AMDT.1037 Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. George Miller. (consideration: CR H2914-2915, H2918-2919; text: CR H2914) Amendment made four adjustments to the bill: (1) corrected the short title; (2) provided that engineering controls required by the interim standard shall be effective 6 months after issuance of the standard (rather than 30 days); (3) maintained the provision that DOL shall include appropriate and relevant NFPA standards in the final standard but eliminates references to specific NFPA standards; and (4) clarified that the final standard shall be conducted in accordance with usual rulemaking procedural requirements, including those that provide for small business review.
- 04/29/2008 - Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1157 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5522 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the bill.
- 04/22/2008 - Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 110-601.
- 04/22/2008 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 374.
- 04/17/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
- 04/09/2008 - Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- 04/09/2008 - Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- 03/12/2008 - Committee Hearings Held.
- 03/04/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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