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Asunción Valdivia Heat Illness, Injury, and Fatality Prevention Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]

Introduced

Summary

A federal worker heat protection standard. This bill would direct the Secretary of Labor to set a science-based rule that makes employers limit heat exposure and prevent heat-related illness and injury to the greatest extent feasible.

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  • Workers: Employees would gain guaranteed protections such as employer-provided cool potable water, access to shade or cool-down spaces, periodic paid rest breaks, acclimatization policies, medical symptom monitoring, emergency response plans, and training in languages they understand.
  • Employers: Businesses would face affirmative duties to furnish workplaces free from heat-stress hazards, implement engineering and administrative controls, supply appropriate personal protective equipment, write and update a heat-illness prevention plan, and pay for required activities at employees' regular rate.
  • Enforcement and oversight: The Department of Labor would be authorized to issue interim and final rules informed by best available science, cluster employers by similar risk, align recordkeeping and whistleblower protections with existing OSHA rules, update the National Agricultural Workers Survey, and report on implementation to Congress.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

National heat-safety rules for workers

The bill would require the Labor Department to issue an interim national worker heat rule within 1 year. It would take effect when issued until a final rule replaces it. Employers would need to provide cool water, paid rest breaks, shade or cool spaces, and acclimatization. They could also be required to use engineering or scheduling controls, employer‑paid protective gear, and training for workers and supervisors. Required time for breaks, training, or medical removal would be paid at the regular rate, and safety materials must be in languages workers understand. Employers would keep a written heat plan with worker input. Recordkeeping and reporting rules could apply, and breaking them would count as separate violations. Anyone could petition for changes; the Secretary must respond within 18 months, then move to a proposed rule within 1 year and a final within 1 year. Court challenges would go to the D.C. Circuit within 60 days and would not delay the rule. The government would update temporary labor camp rules, define key terms, and Congress could fund this work each year.

Whistleblower rights on heat safety

If enacted, workers who believe they were punished for heat-safety actions could file a complaint within 180 days. If the Secretary does not decide within 90 days or declines the case, the worker could sue in federal court. The worker could seek relief and recover reasonable attorney’s fees and costs.

Four-year limit on heat citations

If enacted, OSHA could not issue a citation more than 4 years after a heat-safety violation occurs. This limit would apply to violations that happen after enactment. This could give employers more certainty while shortening the enforcement window.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]

CA • D

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    OH • D

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    VA • D

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