29 U.S.C. 655: Standards

Created in 1970 by Public Law 91-596. Changed by 1 later law. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

10 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 2 U.S.C. 1341, 7 U.S.C. 1942, 29 U.S.C. 656, 29 U.S.C. 657, 29 U.S.C. 658.

14 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor (13), Environmental Protection Agency (1).

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

1979Pub. L. 96-88

1970Pub. L. 91-596created it

29 U.S.C. 655Standards

(a)Promulgation by Secretary of national consensus standards and established Federal standards; time for promulgation; conflicting standards

(b)Procedure for promulgation, modification, or revocation of standards

(c)Emergency temporary standards

(d)Variances from standards; procedure

(e)Statement of reasons for Secretary's determinations; publication in Federal Register

(f)Judicial review

(g)Priority for establishment of standards

(h)Newnew

This CongressBills that change it or would

H.R. 9877Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026introduced

past change
enacted this Congress
proposed

This Congress

H.R. 9877 Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026 · introduced · would change (h)

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.