H.R. 6213: Heat Workforce Standards Act of 2025

119th Congress · introduced 2025-11-20 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 15.

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Heat Workforce Standards Act of 2025

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Heat Workforce Standards Act of 2025 This bill prohibits the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing a safety standard requiring certain employers to create a heat injury and illness prevention plan to evaluate and control heat hazards in their workplaces. Specifically, OSHA is prohibited from finalizing the proposed rule titled Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings, which was published on August 30, 2024, or any substantially similar standard. The proposed standard generally applies to employers conducting outdoor and indoor work in all general industry, construction, maritime, and agriculture sectors where OSHA has jurisdiction. Employers must develop plans in accordance with the specified standards to address employee exposures to heat indexes at or above 80 degrees (initial heat trigger) or 90 degrees (high heat trigger) Fahrenheit. As background, the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 generally requires employers to provide their employees with a place of employment that is free from recognized hazards that are causing or likely to cause death or serious harm to employees. OSHA conducts workplace inspections and cites employers that fail to satisfy these requirements. Currently, OSHA does not have specific heat exposure standards; however, OSHA has historically used its general authority to cite employers for violations involving excessive heat, including through a National Emphasis Program that focuses on indoor and outdoor heat exposure in industries that have the highest risks.

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Heat Workforce Standards Act of 2025

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Messmer, Mark B. [R-IN-8] · 74 cosponsors

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Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Michael Baumgartner (R-WA), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Mary E. Miller (R-IL), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Andy Harris (R-MD), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Ben Cline (R-VA), Robert F. Onder, Jr. (R-MO), Chip Roy (R-TX), John J. McGuire III (R-VA), Sheri Biggs (R-SC), Julie Fedorchak (R-ND), Adrian Smith (R-NE), David Rouzer (R-NC), Pat Harrigan (R-NC), Brian Jack (R-GA), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Mike Haridopolos (R-FL), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Andrew S. Clyde (R-GA), William R. Timmons IV (R-SC), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Randy Fine (R-FL), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Byron Donalds (R-FL), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Rudy Yakym III (R-IN), Barry Moore (R-AL), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Roger Williams (R-TX), Neal P. Dunn (R-FL), H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Jimmy Patronis (R-FL), James C. Moylan (R-GU), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID), Addison P. McDowell (R-NC), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Monica De La Cruz (R-TX), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Michael A. Rulli (R-OH), Brian Babin (R-TX), Marlin A. Stutzman (R-IN), Jeff Crank (R-CO), Brandon Gill (R-TX), Tim Moore (R-NC), Josh Brecheen (R-OK), David Kustoff (R-TN), Mark Alford (R-MO), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), Scott Franklin (R-FL), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Jefferson Shreve (R-IN) and 14 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Messmer, Mark B. [R-IN-8] reported raising $1.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr6213.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr6213 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills