Preventing HEAT Illness and Deaths Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 7/28/2023
Actions
- 2023-07-28Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2023-07-27Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2023-07-27Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2023-07-27Introduced in House
- 2023-07-27Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-07-27 (00)
Preventing Health Emergencies And Temperature-related Illness and Deaths Act of 2023 or the Preventing HEAT Illness and Deaths Act of 2023
This bill establishes several programs to address the adverse health effects of extreme heat.
For example, the bill establishes an interagency committee in the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy to address the health risks of extreme heat through coordinated research, strategic partnerships, and workforce development. It also requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to (1) establish a heat health information system to improve forecasts of extreme heat, and (2) contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study policy, data, and research gaps relating to extreme heat.
NOAA may also, in coordination with the interagency committee, award financial assistance to nonprofits, academic institutions, and state, local, and tribal governments to support the ability of communities to mitigate the health effects of extreme heat (e.g., building modifications and educational campaigns).
Cosponsors (20)
- Marilyn Strickland (D-WA)
- Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)
- Nanette Barragan (D-CA)
- EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
- Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)
- JERROLD NADLER (D-NY)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
- Jennifer McClellan (D-VA)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Kathy Castor (D-FL)
- BARBARA LEE (D-CA)
- Alma Adams (D-NC)
- Robert Scott (D-VA)
- Brittany Pettersen (D-CO)
- Kevin Mullin (D-CA)
- Ro Khanna (D-CA)
- Dina Titus (D-NV)
- Raul Ruiz (D-CA)
- Doris Matsui (D-CA)
- Andrea Salinas (D-OR)
Subjects
- Aging
- Air quality
- Atmospheric science and weather
- Building construction
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Congressional oversight
- Correctional facilities and imprisonment
- Educational facilities and institutions
- Elementary and secondary education
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Energy prices
- Environmental health
- Executive Office of the President
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Foreign language and bilingual programs
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Government information and archives
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