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S. 1068 (117th)

Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2021

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Introduced

12 April 2021

Last action

12 April 2021 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Sponsors

Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA], Jeff Merkley, Elizabeth Warren, Catherine Cortez Masto, Tammy Baldwin, Patty Murray, Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Ron Wyden, Ben Luján, Chris Van Hollen, Richard Blumenthal, Bernie Sanders, Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], John Reed, Kirsten Gillibrand, Brian Schatz

Subjects

Education

Source updated

21 April 2025

Education

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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.

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Timeline

  1. 12 April 2021

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 12 April 2021

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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