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.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 7, 1988
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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.
- H.R. 1444 (100th) Medicare and Medicaid Patient and Program Protection Act of 1987
- H.J.Res. 234 (100th) A joint resolution to designate the month of November in 1987 and 1988 as "National Hospice Month".
- H.J.Res. 525 (100th) A joint resolution to designate the month of November 1988 as "National Hospice Month".
- H.R. 1754 (100th) Federal Credit Reform Act of 1987
- H.R. 2430 (100th) A bill to provide an administrative procedure for certain noncontroversial suspensions of tariffs.
- H.R. 5568 (100th) Federal Credit Reform Act of 1988
Sponsor’s state and district
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.