HR 3668 · 116th Congress · Labor and Employment

Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2019

Introduced 2019-07-10· Sponsored by Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]· House

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.(2019-07-10)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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.…

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Democrats
Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]VA
Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]NC
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]AZ
Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9]MI
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]WA
Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7]PA
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]OR
Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]MN
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]MA
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]CA
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11]CA
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]IL
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]DC
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]TN
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]NJ
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]CA
Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]CA
Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]MP
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32]CA
Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]NY