Timothy J. Barber Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4353 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4353 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. _______________________________________________________________________ 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>