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H.R. 4353
U.S. House•In 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.txt119 HR 4353 IH: Timothy J. Barber ActU.S. House of Representatives2025-07-10text/xmlENPursuant 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 BILLTo 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 titleThis Act may be cited as the Timothy J. Barber Act .2.Report on heat-related illness in cool-weather States(a)In generalThe 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)ReportNot 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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- Introduced2025-07-10
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Conference
- To President
- Became Law
CRS Summary
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Introduced in House Jul 10, 2025
hb4353/introduced-in-house.mdShown 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.
Actions
H.R. 4353 has taken 2 actions since Jul 10, 2025.
| Chamber | Action | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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.
| Client | Business | State | Firms | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA | — | Virginia | 1 | 4 | — |
Firms
Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.
| Registrant | Clients | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA | 1 | 4 | — |
Lobbyists
Named on the filings that cite the bill.
| Lobbyist | Firms | Clients | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALEXANDER ETCHEN | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| DENIZ MUSTAFA | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| JAMES YOUNG | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| JEFFREY SHOAF | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| JOHN CHAMBERS | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| JONATHON PORTER | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| JORDAN HOWARD | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Filings
The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.
| Client | Registrant | Period | Reported | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA | ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA | 2026 second_quarter | $216.4K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA | ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA | 2025 fourth_quarter | $202.2K | 4th Quarter - Report |
| ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA | ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA | 2026 first_quarter | $195.9K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA | ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA | 2025 third_quarter | $76.9K | 3rd 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.txtConstitutional 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]
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