119 S4427 IS: Heat Workforce Standards Act of 2026 U.S. Senate 2026-04-29 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II119th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 4427IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESApril 29, 2026Mr. Cassidy (for himself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Budd, Mr. Daines, Mr. Sheehy, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Tillis) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsA BILLTo prohibit the Secretary of Labor from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing a proposed standard with respect to heat injury and illness prevention, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Heat Workforce Standards Act of 2026.

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Findings

Congress finds that— (1) the proposed standard titled Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings published by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in the Federal Register on August 30, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 70698) is overly prescriptive, burdensome to businesses, and confusing for workers; (2)utilizing prescriptive requirements on employers to effectuate the aims of this proposed standard, including high-heat triggers, stringent protocols around rest breaks, strict acclimatization protocols, and highly detailed written safety plans, make the proposed standard unworkable; and(3)creating a proposed standard to regulate indoor heat and outdoor heat with prescriptive and specific requirements, which covers all industries and geographies without regard for unique considerations, will cause confusion and undermine worker safety.

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Prohibition against finalizing, implementing, or enforcing a proposed standard with respect to heat injury and illness prevention

The Secretary of Labor may not finalize, implement, or enforce the proposed standard titled Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings published by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in the Federal Register on August 30, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 70698), or any substantially similar standard.