,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ehgj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ag1 #bjah,mr4  
,grothman 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,gianforte1
 and ,mr4 ,rokita7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and the    
,workforce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,occupational ,safety and ,health ,act  
of #aigj to require immediate           
notification to an employer of the      
issuance of a penalty1 to prohibit any  
public notice of such citation for a    
period of #bd hours after issuance of   
the citation1 and to require a public   
notice where an employer successfully   
contests any proposed penalty4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,,osha ,employer ,notification ,act4
  #b4 ,immediate notification of        
citation2 waiting period before any     
public notification2 public notification
 of any reduction of a penalty  7a7     
,immediate notification and waiting     
period ,section #aj7;a7 of the          

,occupational ,safety and ,health ,act  
of #aigj 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #fei7;a77 is    
amended--  7#a7 by inserting after the  
first sentence the following3           
,immediately after issuing a citation   
and to the extent possible1 the         
,secretary shall notify the employer by 
electronic communication or telephone of
 the issuance of the citation1 including
 the classification of the violation4   
,no public announcement about the       
citation or notification of proposed    
penalty shall be made by the ,secretary 
or any other official of the            
,occupational ,safety and ,health       
,administration for at least one full   
business day after notifying the        
employer pursuant to the previous       
sentence4 ,if the ,secretary is unable  
to notify the employer after one full   
business day of the issuance of the     
citation1 the ,secretary may make a     
public announcement of the              
determination42  7#b7 by striking       
receipt of the notice issued by the     

,secretary and inserting receipt of the 
notice by certified mail issued by the  
,secretary2 and  7#c7 by inserting at   
the end the following3 ,if the          
,secretary issues a public posting on   
the ,department of ,labor's website     
about an alleged citation or            
notification of proposed penalty that   
subsequently is settled in part or in   
whole by the ,secretary and the         
employer1 or is vacated or modified in  
part or in whole by the ,occupational   
,safety and ,health ,review ,commission 
or a court1 then the ,secretary with    
reasonable promptness1 shall withdraw   
the public posting on the ,department's 
website of the initial citation or      
notification of proposed penalty and    
replace it with an updated posting that 
reflects the settlement1 vacation or    
modification1 including1 if applicable1 
a citation to the commission or court   
decision or a description of where the  
decision can be found44