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Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2020

USA116th CongressS-4781| Senate 
| Updated: 10/1/2020
Kamala D. Harris

Kamala D. Harris

Democratic Senator

California

Cosponsors (5)
Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2020 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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Timeline
Jul 10, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-3668
Introduced in House
Oct 1, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Oct 1, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • July 10, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-3668
    Introduced in House


  • October 1, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 1, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • HR 116-3668: Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2019
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBusiness recordsDepartment of LaborEmergency planning and evacuationEmployment and training programsEmployment discrimination and employee rightsHealth promotion and preventive careLabor-management relationsLabor standardsLighting, heating, coolingWater use and supplyWorker safety and health

Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2020

USA116th CongressS-4781| Senate 
| Updated: 10/1/2020
Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2020 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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Timeline
Jul 10, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-3668
Introduced in House
Oct 1, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Oct 1, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • July 10, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-3668
    Introduced in House


  • October 1, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 1, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Kamala D. Harris

Kamala D. Harris

Democratic Senator

California

Cosponsors (5)
Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • HR 116-3668: Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2019
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBusiness recordsDepartment of LaborEmergency planning and evacuationEmployment and training programsEmployment discrimination and employee rightsHealth promotion and preventive careLabor-management relationsLabor standardsLighting, heating, coolingWater use and supplyWorker safety and health