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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 4353

Introduced

Timothy J. Barber Act

Sponsor
RClaudia Tenney· New York
Introduced
July 10, 2025
Policy area
Labor and Employment
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.July 10, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4353 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4353

To direct the Secretary of Labor to conduct a study on the 
effectiveness of spending by the Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration to provide technical assistance and compliance 
assistance in relation to heat-related illness.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 10, 2025

Ms. Tenney introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Workforce

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of Labor to conduct a study on the 
effectiveness of spending by the Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration to provide technical assistance and compliance 
assistance in relation to heat-related illness.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Timothy J. Barber Act''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS IN COOL-WEATHER STATES.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Labor shall conduct a study on 
spending by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to 
provide technical assistance and compliance assistance in relation to 
heat-related illness, including--
(1) the effectiveness of such spending at both national and 
regional levels; and
(2) determining how such spending may be made more 
effective.
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report containing 
the results of such study, including recommendations on legislative 
actions or other actions that may be necessary to improve the 
effectiveness of such spending.
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