Seyfarth Synopsis: Due to Senate Rules, the Trump nomination of Scott A. Mugno, for the Assistant Secretary of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health, has now been “returned” to the Senate for consideration.

President Trump’s nomination of Scott Mugno to head OSHA  was approved by Senate Committee on December 13, 2017, but it was not put to a full senate vote by the end of the year forcing a restart of the whole nomination procedure.  Accordingly, Mugno is back before the Committee on Health, Education and Labor and Pensions for another vote recommending that Mugno’s appointment proceed to a full Senate vote.  No new date for a vote is currently set which will continue to delay the new administration’s safety and health policies.

A copy of Mugno’s December 5, 2017, written statement before the Senate Committee is available for review.

We will continue to monitor the status of this nomination.