S. 4427

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4427 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4427

To 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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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

April 29, 2026

Mr. 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 Pensions

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A BILL

To 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.

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 ``Heat Workforce Standards Act of 
2026''.

SEC. 2. 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.

SEC. 3. 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.
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