United StatesLabor Department would be barred from adopting workplace heat rule
The Labor Department would be barred from adopting or enforcing its proposed heat safety rule for indoor and outdoor workplaces, or any substantially similar rule.
What it does
The Labor Department would be barred from making its proposed workplace heat safety rule final, putting it into effect, or enforcing it. The ban would also cover any substantially similar rule.
Argument forBlocking the proposed rule could spare employers workplace changes needed to meet its federal heat safety requirements.
Argument againstBlocking this rule and similar rules could limit federal options to protect indoor and outdoor workers from dangerous heat.
More detail
The Secretary of Labor would be barred from finalizing, carrying out, or enforcing the proposed heat safety standard. The restriction covers OSHA’s proposal published on August 30, 2024, for indoor and outdoor workplaces, along with any substantially similar standard.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jul 21Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session HeldLatest
- Jul 21Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 15.
- 2025
- Nov 20Introduced in House
- Nov 20Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.Introduced
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