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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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This bill directs the Secretary of Labor to conduct a study on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's spending on technical assistance and compliance assistance programs related to heat-related illness. The study shall evaluate the effectiveness of such spending at both national and regional levels and identify how such spending could be made more effective. The Secretary must submit a report to Congress within 180 days of the bill's enactment that includes recommendations on legislative actions or other actions necessary to improve the effectiveness of such spending.
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- Jul 10, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. · house
- Jul 10, 2025 Introduced in House
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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. <all>
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