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H.R.5178
Sponsor: Rep Ballenger, Cass(introduced 9/14/2000)
Related Bills: S.3067
Latest Major Action: 11/6/2000 Became Public Law No: 106-430.
Title: To require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard in effect under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.
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9/14/2000:
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
9/15/2000:
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
9/19/2000:
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
9/19/2000:
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
10/3/2000 4:01pm:
Mr. Ballenger moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
10/3/2000 4:01pm:
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8673-8680)
10/3/2000 4:36pm:
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8673-8674)
10/3/2000 4:36pm:
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
10/4/2000:
Received in the Senate, read twice.
10/26/2000:
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11041-11043)
10/26/2000:
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
10/26/2000:
Cleared for White House.
10/27/2000:
Presented to President.
11/6/2000:
Signed by President.
11/6/2000:
Became Public Law No: 106-430.
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COSPONSORS(98), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]:     (Sort: by date)

Rep Abercrombie, Neil - 9/26/2000 Rep Andrews, Robert E. - 9/28/2000
Rep Baker, Richard H. - 9/21/2000 Rep Baldwin, Tammy - 9/28/2000
Rep Barrett, Bill - 9/18/2000 Rep Bereuter, Doug - 9/27/2000
Rep Berkley, Shelley - 10/2/2000 Rep Bilbray, Brian P. - 9/19/2000
Rep Boehlert, Sherwood L. - 9/26/2000 Rep Boehner, John A. - 9/18/2000
Rep Bonilla, Henry - 9/26/2000 Rep Brady, Robert - 9/28/2000
Rep Campbell, Tom - 9/28/2000 Rep Castle, Michael N. - 9/19/2000
Rep Christensen, Donna MC - 10/2/2000 Rep Clay, William (Bill) - 9/19/2000
Rep Coble, Howard - 9/26/2000 Rep Cook, Merrill - 9/26/2000
Rep Cunningham, Randy (Duke) - 9/26/2000 Rep DeMint, Jim - 9/21/2000
Rep Diaz-Balart, Lincoln - 9/28/2000 Rep Dickey, Jay - 9/26/2000
Rep Doyle, Michael F. - 10/2/2000 Rep Ehrlich, Robert L., Jr. - 10/2/2000
Rep English, Phil - 9/21/2000 Rep Etheridge, Bob - 10/2/2000
Rep Evans, Lane - 9/28/2000 Rep Farr, Sam - 9/26/2000
Rep Fattah, Chaka - 9/28/2000 Rep Filner, Bob - 9/25/2000
Rep Foley, Mark - 9/25/2000 Rep Ford, Harold, Jr. - 10/2/2000
Rep Franks, Bob - 9/25/2000 Rep Gibbons, Jim - 10/2/2000
Rep Gilman, Benjamin A. - 9/25/2000 Rep Goodling, William F. - 9/18/2000
Rep Graham, Lindsey O. - 9/26/2000 Rep Hayes, Robin - 9/28/2000
Rep Hilleary, Van - 9/19/2000 Rep Hilliard, Earl F. - 9/25/2000
Rep Hinchey, Maurice D. - 10/2/2000 Rep Hinojosa, Ruben - 10/2/2000
Rep Hobson, David L. - 9/25/2000 Rep Hoekstra, Peter - 9/19/2000
Rep Holt, Rush D. - 9/28/2000 Rep Horn, Stephen - 9/21/2000
Rep Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. - 9/28/2000 Rep Johnson, Nancy L. - 10/2/2000
Rep Kelly, Sue W. - 10/3/2000 Rep Kildee, Dale E. - 9/28/2000
Rep Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. - 9/28/2000 Rep Kind, Ron - 9/28/2000
Rep King, Peter T. - 9/28/2000 Rep Klink, Ron - 10/3/2000
Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. - 9/18/2000 Rep Larson, John B. - 9/27/2000
Rep LaTourette, Steve C. - 9/21/2000 Rep Leach, James A. - 9/19/2000
Rep LoBiondo, Frank A. - 9/26/2000 Rep Maloney, James H. - 9/28/2000
Rep Matsui, Robert T. - 9/27/2000 Rep McCarthy, Carolyn - 9/18/2000
Rep McCrery, Jim - 9/21/2000 Rep McGovern, James P. - 9/28/2000
Rep McHugh, John M. - 9/21/2000 Rep McIntosh, David M. - 9/21/2000
Rep McKeon, Howard P. (Buck) - 9/18/2000 Rep Miller, George - 9/18/2000
Rep Mink, Patsy T. - 9/28/2000 Rep Morella, Constance A. - 9/21/2000
Rep Ney, Robert W. - 9/26/2000 Rep Northup, Anne - 9/26/2000
Rep Norwood, Charlie - 9/26/2000 Rep Owens, Major R. - 9/14/2000
Rep Payne, Donald M. - 9/28/2000 Rep Peterson, Collin C. - 9/28/2000
Rep Petri, Thomas E. - 9/28/2000 Rep Pomeroy, Earl - 9/27/2000
Rep Pryce, Deborah - 10/2/2000 Rep Quinn, Jack - 9/21/2000
Rep Reynolds, Thomas M. - 9/28/2000 Rep Romero-Barcelo, Carlos A. - 9/28/2000
Rep Roukema, Marge - 9/18/2000 Rep Sanchez, Loretta - 9/18/2000
Rep Sanders, Bernard - 9/25/2000 Rep Saxton, Jim - 9/25/2000
Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. - 9/27/2000 Rep Scott, Robert C. - 9/28/2000
Rep Stark, Fortney Pete - 9/18/2000 Rep Sweeney, John E. - 9/27/2000
Rep Tauscher, Ellen O. - 9/26/2000 Rep Thompson, Mike - 10/2/2000
Rep Tierney, John F. - 9/27/2000 Rep Upton, Fred - 9/25/2000
Rep Weldon, Curt - 10/2/2000 Rep Weygand, Robert A. - 9/25/2000
Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. - 9/18/2000 Rep Wu, David - 9/28/2000

SUMMARY AS OF:
10/3/2000--Passed House, amended.    (There is 1 other summary)

Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act - Revises the bloodborne pathogens standard, in effect under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA) to include safer medical devices, such as sharps with engineered sharps injury protections and needleless systems, as examples of engineering controls designed to eliminate or minimize occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens through needlestick and other percutaneous injuries. Requires certain employers to: (1) review and update exposure control plans to reflect changes in technology that eliminate or reduce such exposure, and document their consideration and implementation of appropriate commercially available and effective safer medical devices for such purpose; (2) maintain a sharps injury log, noting the type and brand of device used, where the injury occurred, and an explanation of the incident (exempting employers who are not required to maintain specified OSHA logs); and (3) seek input on such engineering and work practice controls from the affected health care workers (exempting employers who are not required to establish exposure control plans).

Requires such modifications of the standard to: (1) be in force until superseded by regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Labor under OSHA; and (2) take effect without regard to specified procedural requirements.