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  hopefully this bill will keep "shoddy" operators away from creating the well known hazards of grain and other industrial explosive dust emissions

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  Here is a Google Map of the twenty combustilbe dust related fires and explosions since the Imperial Sugar combustible dust explosion.
  
  http://dustexplosions.blogspot.com/

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• Other Bill Titles

• Official: To require the Secretary of Labor to issue interim and final occupational safety and health standards regarding worker exposure to combustible dust, and for other purposes. as introduced.
• Short: Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust Explosions and Fires Act of 2008 as passed house.
• Short: Combustible Dust Explosion and Fire Prevention Act of 2008 as reported to house.
• Short: Combustible Dust Explosion and Fire Prevention Act of 2008 as introduced.

Voting History

All Bill Actions

• May 01, 2008: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• Apr 30, 2008: The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 5522.
• Passed roll in the House on Apr 30, 2008. On passage Passed by recorded vote: 247 - 165 (Roll no. 233).
• Apr 30, 2008: On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 187 - 225 (Roll no. 232).
• Apr 30, 2008: DEBATE - The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Walberg motion to recommit. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to require an exemption for grain pending determination of impact on the prices.
• Apr 30, 2008: Mr. Walberg moved to recommit with instructions to Education and Labor.
• Apr 30, 2008: The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
• Apr 30, 2008: The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
• Apr 30, 2008: The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 5522.
• Apr 30, 2008: UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
• Apr 30, 2008: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Wilson (SC) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Wilson (SC) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
• Apr 30, 2008: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1157, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Wilson (SC) amendment.
• Apr 30, 2008: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the George Miller amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. George Miller demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
• Apr 30, 2008: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1157, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the George Miller amendment.
• Apr 30, 2008: GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 5522.
• Apr 30, 2008: The Speaker designated the Honorable Donna M. Christensen to act as Chairwoman of the Committee.
• Apr 30, 2008: House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 1157 and Rule XVIII.
• Apr 30, 2008: Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5522 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the bill.
• Apr 30, 2008: Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1157.
• Apr 30, 2008: Rule H. Res. 1157 passed House.
• Apr 29, 2008: Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1157 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5522 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the bill.
• Added to calendar on Apr 22, 2008: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 374..
• Apr 22, 2008: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 110-601.
• Apr 17, 2008: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
• Added to calendar on Apr 09, 2008: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote..
• Apr 09, 2008: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
• Mar 12, 2008: Committee Hearings Held.
• Mar 04, 2008: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
• Introduced on Mar 04, 2008.

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