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Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1068| Senate 
| Updated: 4/12/2021
Sherrod Brown

Sherrod Brown

Democratic Senator

Ohio

Cosponsors (17)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Alex Padilla (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4781
Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2020
Apr 12, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Apr 12, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Nov 7, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-2193
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 393.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4781
    Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2020


  • April 12, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 12, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • November 7, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-2193
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 393.

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • HR 117-2193: Asunción Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2022
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBusiness recordsDepartment of LaborEmergency medical services and trauma careEmergency planning and evacuationEmployment and training programsEmployment discrimination and employee rightsHealth promotion and preventive careLabor-management relationsLabor standardsLighting, heating, coolingWages and earningsWater use and supplyWorker safety and health

Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1068| Senate 
| Updated: 4/12/2021
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

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4781
Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2020
Apr 12, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Apr 12, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Nov 7, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-2193
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 393.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4781
    Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2020


  • April 12, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 12, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • November 7, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-2193
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 393.
Sherrod Brown

Sherrod Brown

Democratic Senator

Ohio

Cosponsors (17)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Alex Padilla (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • HR 117-2193: Asunción Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2022
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBusiness recordsDepartment of LaborEmergency medical services and trauma careEmergency planning and evacuationEmployment and training programsEmployment discrimination and employee rightsHealth promotion and preventive careLabor-management relationsLabor standardsLighting, heating, coolingWages and earningsWater use and supplyWorker safety and health