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Introduced

In Committee

3

Passed One Chamber

4

Passed Both

5

Signed into Law

Sponsor

Mark B. Messmer

Republican · IN · Representative

Votes with party: 99.1% (641 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/M001233

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (67)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 15.

2026-07-21

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

House Committee on Education and WorkforceMarkup By · 2026-07-21

Previously

House Committee on Education and WorkforceReferred To · 2025-11-20
Education and Workforce CommitteeReferred To · 2025-11-20

Plain-English Summary

This bill would establish training standards and requirements for workers in the heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC) industry to ensure they have proper skills and qualifications. The legislation likely aims to improve job quality, worker safety, and service reliability by setting consistent benchmarks for how HVAC technicians are trained and certified across the country. Workers in the heating and cooling industry, employers, and consumers who rely on these services would all be affected by any new standards created.

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Subjects

Labor and Employment

Full Bill Text

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6213 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6213 To prohibit the Secretary of Labor from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing a proposed standard with respect to heat injury and illness prevention. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 20, 2025 Mr. Messmer (for himself, Mr. Grothman, Ms. Hageman, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Baumgartner, Mr. Wittman, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Finstad, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Harris of Maryland, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Cline, Mr. Onder, Mr. Roy, Mr. McGuire, Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina, Mrs. Fedorchak, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Harrigan, Mr. Jack, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia, and Mr. Gooden) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit the Secretary of Labor from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing a proposed standard with respect to heat injury and illness prevention. 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 ``Heat Workforce Standards Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST FINALIZING, IMPLEMENTING, OR ENFORCING A PROPOSED STANDARD WITH RESPECT TO HEAT INJURY AND ILLNESS PREVENTION. The Secretary of Labor may not finalize, implement, or enforce the proposed standard titled ``Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings'' published by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in the Federal Register on August 30, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 70698), or any substantially similar standard. <all>

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