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H.R. 3668: Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2019

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H.R. 3668: Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-07-10 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-07-10 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2019

Plain summary

Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of Labor to promulgate an occupational safety or health standard on prevention of exposure to excessive heat. Excessive heat includes outdoor or indoor exposure to heat at levels that exceed the capacities of the body to maintain normal body functions and may cause heat-related injury, illness, or fatality. In addition, the bill establishes requirements concerning (1) training and education to prevent and respond to heat illness, and (2) whistle-blower protections.

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Official text

Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] · 79 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Grace Meng (D-NY), Darren Soto (D-FL), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT) and 19 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] reported raising $1.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr3668 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116