House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-198
To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.
Became law on Jul 16, 1998.
Sponsor: Rep. Cass Ballenger R-NCWhere it went
- IntroducedNov 7, 1997
- Committee actionMar 11, 1998
- Passed HouseMar 17, 1998 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateJun 24, 1998 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentJul 8, 1998
- Became lawJul 16, 1998
Latest action: Jul 16, 1998 — Became Public Law No: 105-198.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2877.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 105-445 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Education and Workforce Committee on March 17, 1998.Source: Congress.gov, reported March 17, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/445
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2877, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2877
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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 — 21 Republicans, 2 Democrats
3 of 23 cosponsors (13%) are from the other party.
Bill Barrett (R-NE), John Boehner (R-OH), Tom DeLay (R-TX), Nathan Deal (R-GA), John Doolittle (R-CA), Harris Fawell (R-IL), Bill Goodling (R-PA), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), James Greenwood (R-PA), Ralph Hall (R-TX), J. Hayworth (R-AZ), Joel Hefley (R-CO), Peter Hoekstra (R-MI), Ernest Istook (R-OK), Walter Jones (R-NC), Dan Miller (R-FL), Charles Norwood (R-GA), Ron Paul (R-TX), John Peterson (R-PA), Tim Roemer (D-IN), Robert Schaffer (R-CO), Charles Stenholm (D-TX), Roger Wicker (R-MS).
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Cass Ballenger.
- H.R. 2864 (105th) Occupational Safety and Health Administration Compliance Assistance Authorization Act of 1998
- H.R. 1 (105th) Working Families Flexibility Act of 1997
- H.Con.Res. 88 (105th) Congratulating the Government and the people of the Republic of El Salvador on successfully completing free and democratic elections on…
- H.R. 2869 (105th) Self-Audit Promotion Act of 1998
- H.R. 2873 (105th) To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.
- H.R. 1592 (105th) ESOP Promotion Act of 1997
Sponsor’s state and district
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.