{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://messmer.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=321", "House Education and Workforce Committee Passes Messmer Deregulation Legislation", "2026-07-21", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Mark B. Messmer", "M001233", "messmer.house.gov", "messmer", "https://messmer.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, the House Education and Workforce Committee advanced Rep. Mark Messmer's (R-IN) Heat Workforce Standards Act of 2025 (H.R. 6213) during a committee markup. The legislation repeals the Biden-Harris Administration's proposed federal heat standards, which impose burdensome, one-size-fits-all mandates, and unneeded and excessive penalties on American businesses and institutions.\n\n\u201cAs a small business owner, I know firsthand that ineffectual government regulation makes it harder for employers to grow their business, create job opportunities, and invest in their workforce,\u201dsaid Rep. Messmer. \u201cThe House Education and Workforce Committee's approval of my Heat Workforce Standards Act is an important step toward rolling back more of the unnecessary Biden-era regulations that hamper America\u2019s development and expansion. I look forward to advancing this bill through the full House to continue reducing trivial red tape which is depressing the success of our great nation.\u201d\n\nBACKGROUND:\n\nThe Biden Administration\u2019s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) attempted at the last minute to fast-track a policy known as \u201cThe Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings.\u201d In practice, the rule would have forced nearly every American business and institution to follow rigid, one-size-fits-all, federal workplace standards based on predetermined temperature thresholds, regardless of industry, climate, or existing safety protocols.\n\nThis terrible rule would create a one-size fits all regulatory approach for most of the American workforce that experience exposure to temperatures of 80 degrees Fahrenheit for more than 15 minutes in any given hour. State governments already have the authority to establish occupational safety and health standards and are required to have their plans be \u201cat least as effective\u201d as Federal OSHA standards.\n\nIf it had been implemented, the Biden\u2019s Heat Rule would:\n\nPlace redundant and egregious regulation requirements with little variance considered for industry-specific outdoor and indoor heat variables and differences in outdoor climates between all 50 states\n\nFail to recognize employers who already have heat injury prevention measures in place\n\nMandate federal intervention and costly fines if small businesses don\u2019t match the federal criteria\n\nTo learn more about how Rep. Messmer is working for small businesses in Indiana\u2019s 8th Congressional District, click here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-22T07:34:13Z", "2026-07-22T07:35:16Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://messmer.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=321"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.484657172113657, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}