Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2021
Latest action · Apr 12, 2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 12, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2021
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.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 12, 2021 to Dec 13, 2022; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alex Padilla | Original | Apr 12, 2021 |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Original | Apr 12, 2021 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Apr 12, 2021 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Apr 12, 2021 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Apr 12, 2021 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Jul 14, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Jul 14, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Jul 14, 2021 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Jul 28, 2021 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Sep 21, 2021 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Sep 21, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Sep 21, 2021 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Sep 21, 2021 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Sep 21, 2021 | |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Oct 26, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Mar 21, 2022 | |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Dec 13, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Apr 12, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 12, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Apr 12, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2193 | Asunción Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2022 | Related bill | Nov 7, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill 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.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Business records
- Department of Labor
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Employment and training programs
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Labor and Employment
- Labor standards
- Labor-management relations
- Lighting, heating, cooling
- Wages and earnings
- Water use and supply
- Worker safety and health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 12, 2021Introduced in Senate
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