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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to clarify the United States' obligation to observe occupational safety and health standards and to clarify the United States' responsibility for harm caused by its negligence at any work place owned by, operated by, or under contract with the United States.

H.R. 4991Introduced Jul 7, 1988Policy area: Labor and Employment
Sponsor: Rep. Willis Gradison R-OH
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 14, 1988 — Referred to Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

61 cosponsors — 29 Republicans, 32 Democrats

33 of 61 cosponsors (54%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Dick Armey (R-TX), Doug Barnard (D-GA), Jim Bates (D-CA), Ben Blaz (R-GU), David Bonior (D-MI), Douglas Bosco (D-CA), Terry Bruce (D-IL), Jack Buechner (R-MO), H. Callahan (R-AL), Daniel Coats (R-IN), Ronald Coleman (D-TX), Larry Combest (R-TX), Silvio Conte (R-MA), George Darden (D-GA), Robert Dornan (R-CA), David Dreier (R-CA), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Dennis Eckart (D-OH), Bill Emerson (R-MO), Dante Fascell (D-FL), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Edward Feighan (D-OH), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Dan Glickman (D-KS), John Hammerschmidt (R-AR), Joel Hefley (R-CO), Dennis Hertel (D-MI), John Hiler (R-IN) and 31 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Willis Gradison.

Sponsor’s state and district

Ohio in Congress · OH-2 district

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Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.