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H.R. 4353

U.S. HouseIn House Committee

Summary

H.R. 4353, the Timothy J. Barber Act, was introduced in the House on Jul 10, 2025 by Rep. Claudia Tenney (R). It was referred to Education and Workforce, and last saw action on Jul 10, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.


Record

Text

H.R. 4353 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb4353/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 4353 IH: Timothy J. Barber Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2025-07-10
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Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4353 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 10, 2025 Ms. Tenney introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Labor to conduct a study on the effectiveness of spending by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to provide technical assistance and compliance assistance in relation to heat-related illness.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Timothy J. Barber Act .
2.
Report on heat-related illness in cool-weather States
(a)
In general
The Secretary of Labor shall conduct a study on spending by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to provide technical assistance and compliance assistance in relation to heat-related illness, including—
(1)
the effectiveness of such spending at both national and regional levels; and
(2)
determining how such spending may be made more effective.
(b)
Report
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report containing the results of such study, including recommendations on legislative actions or other actions that may be necessary to improve the effectiveness of such spending.

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-07-10
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Jul 10, 2025

hb4353/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (07/10/2025)

Timothy J. Barber Act

This bill requires the Department of Labor to conduct a study on the effectiveness of spending by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for technical assistance and compliance assistance related to heat-related illness.

Sponsors

Rep. Claudia Tenney (R) sponsors H.R. 4353 alone.

Committees

H.R. 4353 went before 1 committee: Education and Workforce.

Education and Workforce
Education and Workforce
Referred To · Jul 10, 2025 · 824 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4353 has taken 2 actions since Jul 10, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jul 10, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jul 10, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.Education and Workforce Committee

Votes

H.R. 4353 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 4353 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Timothy J. Barber Act — Display Title
  • Timothy J. Barber Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To direct the Secretary of Labor to conduct a study on the effectiveness of spending by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to provide technical assistance and compliance assistance in relation to heat-related illness. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 7 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4353 in 4 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Banking, Budget/Appropriations, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Environment/Superfund, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Foreign Relations, Government Issues, Health Issues.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICAVirginia14

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA14

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICAASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA2026 second_quarter$216.4K2nd Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICAASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA2025 fourth_quarter$202.2K4th Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICAASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA2026 first_quarter$195.9K1st Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICAASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA2025 third_quarter$76.9K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4353 under Labor and Employment, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4353’s is Labor and Employment.

hr4353/policy-areas.txt
Labor and EmploymentAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 4353, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 119 (Thursday, July 10, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. TENNEY:H.R. 4353.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I[Page H3201]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com