House Bill 3668
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jul 10, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
3668
Congress
116
Policy Area
Labor and Employment
Labor and Employment
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting hiring and composition of the workforce, wages and benefits, labor-management relations; occupational safety, personnel management, unemployment compensation. Measures concerning public-sector employment may fall under Government Operations and Politics policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2019
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.
July 10, 2019
07/10/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
07/10/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:50:42 PM