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Popcorn Workers Lung Disease Prevention Act

To direct the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue a standard regulating worker exposure to diacetyl.

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9/26/2007--Passed House amended. Popcorn Workers Lung Disease Prevention Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to promulgate:
(1) within 90 days, an interim final standard regulating worker exposure to diacetyl that applies to all locations in the flavoring manufacturing indust... more

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June 13, 2007September 26, 2007

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September 26, 2007Roll call number 913 in the House
Question: On Passage: H R 2693 Popcorn Workers Lung Disease Prevention Act
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 1/2 (50%) Percentage of 'aye' votes: 60% Result: Passed

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October 10, 2007 House passes bill to spur OSHA action on "popcorn lung"

The House passed the bill (HR 2693) by a 260-154 vote on September 26. The Bush administration strongly opposes the measure. The legislation would require ...

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September 27, 2007 House Pushes 'Popcorn Lung' Bill

The House of Representatives is set to pass legislation, the Popcorn Workers Lung Disease Prevention Act (HR 2693), that requires OSHA to set an interim ...

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September 27, 2007 House Passes Bill to Compel OSHA to Issue Standards for Popcorn ...

The measure ( HR 2693 ), passed by a vote of 260-154, would require the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to come up with an interim ...

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June 02, 2009 Peter Roskam | Peter Roskam Gives Only Lip Service to Safety

On May 19, 2009, Peter Roskam introduced H.Res.459, expressing support for the dedication of June as National Safety Month. Roskam's resolution states, in.

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September 24, 2008 OSHA Begins Rulemaking Process on Diacetyl

In order to impel OSHA to promulgate a standard, House legislators introduced the Popcorn Workers Lung Disease Prevention Act (H.R. 2693), which, would require the agency to issue a regulation that mandates engineering controls, ...

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