Timothy J. Barber Act

Bill: 119-hr-4353
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24]
Introduced: 2025-07-10
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Latest action: action_date: 2025-07-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4353 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Timothy J. Barber Act . 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.