Democratic lawmakers yesterday rolled out a bill that would overturn Congress’ overturn of a provision of OSHA’s recordkeeping rule.
The Accurate Workplace Injury and Illness Records Restoration Act, introduced by Democratic Reps. Mark Takano (Calif.), Joe Courtney (Conn.) and Bobby Scott (Va.), along with Sens. Patty Murray (Wash.) and Richard Blumenthal (Conn.), would restore the requirement that employers record and keep records on injuries and illnesses for five years. That provision – which took effect in January 2017 -- was eliminated through the use of the Congressional Review Act (CRA) in a proposal signed into law by President Trump in April.