,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ddbg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bi1    
#bjbf,mr4 ,cassidy 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,risch1 ,mr4 ,tuberville1 ,mr4 ,crapo1  
,mr4 ,budd1 ,mr4 ,daines1 ,mr4 ,sheehy1 
,mr4 ,cornyn1 and ,mr4 ,tillis7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
prohibit the ,secretary of ,labor from  
finalizing1 implementing1 or enforcing a
 proposed standard with respect to heat 
injury and illness prevention1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,heat          
,workforce ,standards ,act of #bjbf4    
#b4 ,findings ,congress finds that--    
7#a7 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 #cj1 #bjbd

 7#hi ,fed4 ,reg4 #gjfih7 is overly     
prescriptive1 burdensome to businesses1 
and confusing for workers2  7#b7        
utilizing prescriptive requirements on  
employers to effectuate the aims of this
 proposed standard1 including high-heat 
triggers1 stringent protocols around    
rest breaks1 strict acclimatization     
protocols1 and highly detailed written  
safety plans1 make the proposed standard
 unworkable2 and  7#c7 creating a       
proposed standard to regulate indoor    
heat and outdoor heat with prescriptive 
and specific requirements1 which covers 
all industries and geographies without  
regard for unique considerations1 will  
cause confusion and undermine worker    
safety4  #c4 ,prohibition against       
finalizing1 implementing1 or enforcing a
 proposed standard with respect to heat 
injury and illness prevention ,the      
,secretary of ,labor may not finalize1  
implement1 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 #cj1 #bjbd 7#hi    
,fed4 ,reg4 #gjfih71 or any             
substantially similar standard4