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Introduced
07/10/2019
07/10/2019
In Committee
07/10/2019
07/10/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
To direct the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue an occupational safety and health standard to protect workers from heat-related injuries and illnesses. This bill requires the Department of Labor to promulgate an occupational safety or health standard on prevention of exposure to excessive heat. Excessive heat includes outdoor or indoor exposure to heat at levels that exceed the capacities of the body to maintain normal body functions and may cause heat-related injury, illness, or fatality. In addition, the bill establishes requirements concerning (1) training and education to prevent and respond to heat illness, and (2) whistle-blower protections.
AI Summary
This bill, the Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2019, directs the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to issue an occupational safety and health standard to protect workers from heat-related injuries and illnesses. The bill requires the Department of Labor to promulgate a standard on the prevention of exposure to excessive heat, which includes outdoor or indoor exposure that exceeds the body's capacity to maintain normal functions and may cause heat-related illness or fatality. The standard must include requirements for heat illness prevention plans, training and education, recordkeeping, and whistleblower protections for workers who report heat-related concerns or violations.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (80)
Judy Chu (D)*,
Alma Adams (D),
Nanette Barragán (D),
Joyce Beatty (D),
Earl Blumenauer (D),
Suzanne Bonamici (D),
Julia Brownley (D),
Salud Carbajal (D),
Tony Cárdenas (D),
Matt Cartwright (D),
Joaquin Castro (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Joe Courtney (D),
TJ Cox (D),
Charlie Crist (D),
Danny Davis (D),
Susan Davis (D),
Peter DeFazio (D),
Rosa DeLauro (D),
Val Demings (D),
Mark DeSaulnier (D),
Anna Eshoo (D),
Marcia Fudge (D),
Ruben Gallego (D),
John Garamendi (D),
Chuy García (D),
Jimmy Gomez (D),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Debra Haaland (D),
Jahana Hayes (D),
Denny Heck (D),
Brian Higgins (D),
Jared Huffman (D),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Pramila Jayapal (D),
Hank Johnson (D),
Marcy Kaptur (D),
Ro Khanna (D),
Ann Kirkpatrick (D),
Barbara Lee (D),
Andy Levin (D),
John Lewis (D),
Ted Lieu (D),
Zoe Lofgren (D),
Alan Lowenthal (D),
Ben Ray Luján (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
Grace Meng (D),
Joe Morelle (D),
Stephanie Murphy (D),
Grace Napolitano (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Ilhan Omar (D),
Frank Pallone (D),
Jimmy Panetta (D),
Chellie Pingree (D),
Mark Pocan (D),
Ayanna Pressley (D),
Jamie Raskin (D),
Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),
Raul Ruiz (D),
Kilili Sablan (D),
Linda Sánchez (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Bobby Scott (D),
José Serrano (D),
Donna Shalala (D),
Albio Sires (D),
Darren Soto (D),
Mark Takano (D),
Rashida Tlaib (D),
Norma Torres (D),
Lori Trahan (D),
David Trone (D),
Marc Veasey (D),
Nydia Velázquez (D),
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),
Susan Wild (D),
Frederica Wilson (D),
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (on 07/10/2019)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3668/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr3668/BILLS-116hr3668ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr3668/BILLS-116hr3668ih.pdf.pdf |
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