Federal Activity from Congress 

Federal Legislative Activity and Correspondence to the 111th Congress

 All are linked to a PDF.

• Letter to Sen. Durbin with draft language to include in HR 2847 (10)
• Letter to Sen. Franken with AIHA comments on Senate Bill 1788, "Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2009" (10)
• Letter of Support for HR 2381,a bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (07-09)
• Letter to Chairwoman Woolsey with AIHA position on HR 2067, a bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970  (05-09)
• Letter to Rep. Miller in support of HR 849, a bill that would direct OSHA to issue an interim and final standard regarding worker exposure to combustible dust (09)
• Letter to Sen. Kennedy to elicit support for Congress to request a GAO study on whether NIOSH should remain in the organizational structure of the CDC (09)
• Open letter to President Obama urging him to create more jobs for health and safety professionals (09)

Federal Legislative Activity and Correspondence to the 110th Congress

 All are linked to a PDF.

• Letter to Rep. Miller in support of HR 5522, a bill that would require OSHA to enact a combustible dust standard  (04-08)
• Letter to Senator Murray with AIHA position on S. 742, a bill that would essentially ban the production and use of asbestos in the United States  (09-07)
• Letter to the House of Representatives opposing any attempt to stop OSHA from enforcing annual fit testing for TB  (07-07)
• Letter to Rep. Woolsey in support of HR 2693, a bill that would require OSHA to enact a diacetyl standard  (07-07)
• Letter to a number of Members of Congress requesting GAO study on whether or not NIOSH should remain within the organizational structure of CDC  (04-07)
• Letter to Representative Andrews in support of H.R. 1517, the “Fairness of State and Local Workers Act
• Letter to Representative Davis in support of H.R. 108, the “National Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act of 2007