29 U.S.C. 653: Geographic applicability; judicial enforcement; applicability to existing standards; report to Congress on duplication and coordination of Federal laws; workmen's compensation law or common law or statutory rights, duties, or liabilities of employers and employees unaffected

Created in 1970 by Public Law 91-596. Not changed since. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

4 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 15 U.S.C. 2608, 29 U.S.C. 673, 42 U.S.C. 7412, 49 U.S.C. 5107.

12 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor (12).

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

1970Pub. L. 91-596created it

29 U.S.C. 653Geographic applicability; judicial enforcement; applicability to existing standards; report to Congress on duplication and coordination of Federal laws; workmen's compensation law or common law or statutory rights, duties, or liabilities of employers and employees unaffected

(2)The safety and health standards promulgated under the Act of June 30, 1936,…

(3)The Secretary shall, within three years after the effective date of this…

(4)Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to supersede or in any manner affect…

(a)This chapter shall apply with respect to employment performed in a workplace in…

(b)(1) Nothing in this chapter shall apply to working conditions of employees with…

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No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

How it got here

Unchanged since Public Law 91-596 (Dec 29, 1970).

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.