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Heat Workforce Standards Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-6213| House 
| Updated: 11/20/2025
Mark B. Messmer

Mark B. Messmer

Republican Representative

Indiana

Cosponsors (32)
Sheri Biggs (Republican)Paul A. Gosar (Republican)Chip Roy (Republican)Adrian Smith (Republican)Andy Harris (Republican)Robert F. Onder (Republican)Robert J. Wittman (Republican)Lance Gooden (Republican)Michael Baumgartner (Republican)William R. Timmons (Republican)David Rouzer (Republican)Brian Jack (Republican)Joe Wilson (Republican)Brad Finstad (Republican)Glenn Grothman (Republican)Bruce Westerman (Republican)John H. Rutherford (Republican)Daniel Webster (Republican)Harriet M. Hageman (Republican)Mike Haridopolos (Republican)Byron Donalds (Republican)Pat Harrigan (Republican)Mary E. Miller (Republican)Scott DesJarlais (Republican)Randy Fine (Republican)John J. McGuire (Republican)Burgess Owens (Republican)Ben Cline (Republican)Virginia Foxx (Republican)Andrew S. Clyde (Republican)Julie Fedorchak (Republican)Jennifer A. Kiggans (Republican)

Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill, known as the "Heat Workforce Standards Act of 2025," seeks to prevent the Department of Labor from enacting a specific workplace safety standard. It explicitly prohibits the Secretary of Labor from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing the proposed standard concerning heat injury and illness prevention in work settings. Specifically, this prohibition targets the "Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings" standard, which was published by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in the Federal Register on August 30, 2024. The legislation also extends this restriction to any substantially similar standard, effectively halting the establishment of new federal regulations regarding heat-related workplace safety.
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Timeline
Nov 20, 2025
Introduced in House
Nov 20, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
  • November 20, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • November 20, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Labor and Employment

Heat Workforce Standards Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-6213| House 
| Updated: 11/20/2025
This bill, known as the "Heat Workforce Standards Act of 2025," seeks to prevent the Department of Labor from enacting a specific workplace safety standard. It explicitly prohibits the Secretary of Labor from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing the proposed standard concerning heat injury and illness prevention in work settings. Specifically, this prohibition targets the "Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings" standard, which was published by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in the Federal Register on August 30, 2024. The legislation also extends this restriction to any substantially similar standard, effectively halting the establishment of new federal regulations regarding heat-related workplace safety.
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Timeline
Nov 20, 2025
Introduced in House
Nov 20, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
  • November 20, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • November 20, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Mark B. Messmer

Mark B. Messmer

Republican Representative

Indiana

Cosponsors (32)
Sheri Biggs (Republican)Paul A. Gosar (Republican)Chip Roy (Republican)Adrian Smith (Republican)Andy Harris (Republican)Robert F. Onder (Republican)Robert J. Wittman (Republican)Lance Gooden (Republican)Michael Baumgartner (Republican)William R. Timmons (Republican)David Rouzer (Republican)Brian Jack (Republican)Joe Wilson (Republican)Brad Finstad (Republican)Glenn Grothman (Republican)Bruce Westerman (Republican)John H. Rutherford (Republican)Daniel Webster (Republican)Harriet M. Hageman (Republican)Mike Haridopolos (Republican)Byron Donalds (Republican)Pat Harrigan (Republican)Mary E. Miller (Republican)Scott DesJarlais (Republican)Randy Fine (Republican)John J. McGuire (Republican)Burgess Owens (Republican)Ben Cline (Republican)Virginia Foxx (Republican)Andrew S. Clyde (Republican)Julie Fedorchak (Republican)Jennifer A. Kiggans (Republican)

Education and Workforce Committee

Labor and Employment

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted