House Committee Advances Bill to Kill Federal Heat Standard

The U.S. House Education and Workforce Committee narrowly passed a bill that would prohibit the Occupational Safety and Health Administration from adopting indoor and outdoor heat protection standards proposed in 2024. The committee on Tuesday voted 18-15 to pass HR 6213, which would prohibit OSHA from adopting the heat protection standards proposed in the Federal Register in August 2024 or any other rules that are substantially similar. Rules OSHA proposed would require employers to develop an injury and illness prevention plan to control heat hazards. Employers would be required to provide...