November 20, 2025
Mr. Messmer (for himself, Mr. Grothman, Ms. Hageman, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Baumgartner, Mr. Wittman, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Finstad, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Harris of Maryland, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Cline, Mr. Onder, Mr. Roy, Mr. McGuire, Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina, Mrs. Fedorchak, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Harrigan, Mr. Jack, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia, and Mr. Gooden) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
To prohibit the Secretary of Labor from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing a proposed standard with respect to heat injury and illness prevention.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Heat Workforce Standards Act of 2025
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Sec. 2. Prohibition against finalizing, implementing, or enforcing a proposed standard with respect to heat injury and illness prevention
The Secretary of Labor may not finalize, implement, or enforce the proposed standard titled Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings
published by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in the Federal Register on August 30, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 70698), or any substantially similar standard.