House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.

H.R. 2873Introduced Nov 7, 1997Policy area: Labor and Employment

Sponsor: Rep. Cass Ballenger R-NC

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Where it went

IntroducedNov 7, 1997
Committee actionJun 10, 1998
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Sep 18, 1998 — Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 105-732.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2873.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2873, A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act” on July 14, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on June 10, 1998”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 14, 1998 ↗
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10969
CBO publication date
July 14, 1998
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2873, 105th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
March 23, 2026
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 105-732 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Education and Workforce Committee on September 18, 1998.
Source: Congress.gov, reported September 18, 1998 ↗
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H.R. 2873, 105th Congress
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2873
Record last updated by Congress.gov
March 23, 2026
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September 28, 2026
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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

23 cosponsors — 22 Republicans, 1 Democrat

2 of 23 cosponsors (9%) are from the other party.

Bill Barrett (R-NE), John Boehner (R-OH), Henry Bonilla (R-TX), Tom DeLay (R-TX), Nathan Deal (R-GA), John Doolittle (R-CA), Harris Fawell (R-IL), Bill Goodling (R-PA), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Ralph Hall (R-TX), J. Hayworth (R-AZ), Joel Hefley (R-CO), Peter Hoekstra (R-MI), Ernest Istook (R-OK), Joe Knollenberg (R-MI), David McIntosh (R-IN), Charles Norwood (R-GA), Ron Paul (R-TX), John Peterson (R-PA), Robert Schaffer (R-CO), Charles Stenholm (D-TX), Jim Talent (R-MO), Roger Wicker (R-MS).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Cass Ballenger.

Sponsor’s state and district

North Carolina in Congress · NC-10 district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.