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S.1070
Sponsor: Sen Bond, Christopher S. (introduced 5/18/1999)
Latest Major Action: 5/18/1999 Referred to Senate committee
Title: A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to wait for completion of a National Academy of Sciences study before promulgating a standard, regulation or guideline on ergonomics.
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5/18/1999:
Read twice and referred to the Committee on HELP.
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COSPONSORS(48), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]:     (Sort: by date)

Sen Abraham, Spencer - 5/18/1999 Sen Allard, Wayne - 5/26/1999
Sen Ashcroft, John - 5/18/1999 Sen Bennett, Robert F. - 5/18/1999
Sen Brownback, Sam - 5/18/1999 Sen Bunning, Jim - 5/18/1999
Sen Burns, Conrad R. - 5/18/1999 Sen Chafee, John H. - 5/18/1999
Sen Cochran, Thad - 5/27/1999 Sen Collins, Susan M. - 5/18/1999
Sen Coverdell, Paul - 5/18/1999 Sen Crapo, Michael D. - 5/18/1999
Sen DeWine, Michael - 5/18/1999 Sen Domenici, Pete V. - 5/19/1999
Sen Enzi, Michael B. - 5/18/1999 Sen Fitzgerald, Peter G. - 5/18/1999
Sen Frist, Bill - 5/25/1999 Sen Gorton, Slade - 6/9/1999
Sen Gramm, Phil - 6/14/1999 Sen Grams, Rod - 9/21/1999
Sen Grassley, Charles E. - 6/15/1999 Sen Gregg, Judd - 5/18/1999
Sen Hagel, Chuck - 5/18/1999 Sen Hatch, Orrin G. - 7/12/1999
Sen Helms, Jesse - 5/18/1999 Sen Hutchinson, Y. Tim - 5/18/1999
Sen Hutchison, Kay Bailey - 5/18/1999 Sen Inhofe, James M. - 6/16/1999
Sen Jeffords, James M. - 5/18/1999 Sen Kyl, Jon - 5/18/1999
Sen Lott, Trent - 5/18/1999 Sen Lugar, Richard G. - 6/10/1999
Sen Mack, Connie - 5/18/1999 Sen McConnell, Mitch - 5/18/1999
Sen Murkowski, Frank H. - 9/8/1999 Sen Nickles, Don - 5/18/1999
Sen Roberts, Pat - 6/22/1999 Sen Sessions, Jeff - 5/18/1999
Sen Shelby, Richard C. - 5/18/1999 Sen Smith, Bob - 9/23/1999
Sen Smith, Gordon - 9/23/1999 Sen Snowe, Olympia J. - 5/18/1999
Sen Stevens, Ted - 5/24/1999 Sen Thomas, Craig - 6/15/1999
Sen Thompson, Fred - 8/5/1999 Sen Thurmond, Strom - 7/15/1999
Sen Voinovich, George V. - 5/18/1999 Sen Warner, John W. - 7/28/1999

SUMMARY AS OF:
5/18/1999--Introduced.

Sensible Ergonomics Needs Scientific Evidence Act - SENSE Act - Prohibits the Secretary of Labor from promulgating, through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, any standard, regulation, or guideline on ergonomics until 30 days after the National Academy of Sciences reports to Congress on a completed, peer-reviewed scientific study of the available evidence examining a cause and effect relationship between repetitive tasks in the workplace and musculoskeletal disorders or repetitive stress injuries.