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HR6213Referred to Committee

Heat Workforce Standards Act of 2025

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-11-20
Introduced
48
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Mark B. Messmer
Mark B. Messmer
Republican · IN · Representative
Votes with party: 99.1% (541 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/M001233

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (48)

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

  • Adrian Smith (R-NE-3)Original· 2025-11-20
  • Andy Harris (R-MD-1)Original· 2025-11-20
  • Ben Cline (R-VA-6)Original· 2025-11-20
  • Brad Finstad (R-MN-1)Original· 2025-11-20
  • Brian Jack (R-GA-3)Original· 2025-11-20
  • Chip Roy (R-TX-21)Original· 2025-11-20
  • Daniel Webster (R-FL-11)Original· 2025-11-20
  • David Rouzer (R-NC-7)Original· 2025-11-20
  • Glenn Grothman (R-WI-6)Original· 2025-11-20
  • Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY)Original· 2025-11-20
  • Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA-2)Original· 2025-11-20
  • Joe Wilson (R-SC-2)Original· 2025-11-20
  • John J. McGuire III (R-VA-5)Original· 2025-11-20
  • Julie Fedorchak (R-ND)Original· 2025-11-20
  • Lance Gooden (R-TX-5)Original· 2025-11-20
  • Mary E. Miller (R-IL-15)Original· 2025-11-20
  • Michael Baumgartner (R-WA-5)Original· 2025-11-20
  • Pat Harrigan (R-NC-10)Original· 2025-11-20
  • Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ-9)Original· 2025-11-20
  • Robert F. Onder, Jr. (R-MO-3)Original· 2025-11-20
  • Robert J. Wittman (R-VA-1)Original· 2025-11-20
  • Sheri Biggs (R-SC-3)Original· 2025-11-20
  • Virginia Foxx (R-NC-5)Original· 2025-11-20
  • Bruce Westerman (R-AR-4)· 2025-11-21
  • Mike Haridopolos (R-FL-8)· 2025-11-21
  • Andrew S. Clyde (R-GA-9)· 2025-12-02
  • William R. Timmons IV (R-SC-4)· 2025-12-10
  • Burgess Owens (R-UT-4)· 2025-12-16
  • Randy Fine (R-FL-6)· 2026-01-06
  • Scott DesJarlais (R-TN-4)· 2026-01-21
  • Byron Donalds (R-FL-19)· 2026-01-30
  • John H. Rutherford (R-FL-5)· 2026-02-03
  • Barry Moore (R-AL-1)· 2026-03-24
  • Rudy Yakym III (R-IN-2)· 2026-03-24
  • Michael Cloud (R-TX-27)· 2026-04-06
  • Glenn Thompson (R-PA-15)· 2026-04-09
  • Roger Williams (R-TX-25)· 2026-04-14
  • H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA-9)· 2026-04-27
  • Neal P. Dunn (R-FL-2)· 2026-04-27
  • Jimmy Patronis (R-FL-1)· 2026-04-28
  • James C. Moylan (R-GU)· 2026-04-29
  • Michael K. Simpson (R-ID-2)· 2026-05-12
  • Addison P. McDowell (R-NC-6)· 2026-05-13
  • Monica De La Cruz (R-TX-15)· 2026-05-14
  • Russ Fulcher (R-ID-1)· 2026-05-14

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 →

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

2025-11-20

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

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

Previously

  • 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.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

Subjects

Labor and Employment
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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Bills by the same sponsor or covering overlapping subjects.

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