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Official title: To establish an independent bipartisan National Advisory Commission on Extreme Heat and Global Security to develop short-term and long-term sustainable plans of action to mitigate and adapt to extreme heat and heat-related extreme weather events.
Introduced June 11, 2026 by Greg Stanton · Last progress June 11, 2026
The bill would rapidly improve federal coordination, data, and short-term action to reduce heat-related harm—especially for vulnerable populations and critical infrastructure—at the cost of new federal administrative spending, potential regulatory and compliance costs for localities and businesses, and risks that multi-year study timelines could delay some immediate local protections.
Local, state, and community governments plus hospitals get a publicly available interim report and a short-term (1-year) action plan that prioritizes feasible measures to reduce heat-related illnesses and deaths quickly.
Improved federal–state–local data sharing, reporting, and intergovernmental coordination strengthens emergency preparedness and enables faster, better-informed responses during heat waves.
Vulnerable populations (seniors, people with chronic conditions, low-income and rural communities) would be better identified and prioritized because the study tracks measurable health and socioeconomic impacts to target resources where they are most needed.
Recommendations from the Commission could prompt new federal or local requirements that impose costs on businesses and local governments to implement heat-adaptation measures.
Establishing and operating a multi-member federal commission and producing the study/reporting will increase federal administrative costs paid by taxpayers, and there is no guarantee Congress will fund implementation of recommended actions.
The multi-year study timeline and reliance on federal findings risk delaying immediate local actions—stakeholders may wait for national guidance rather than implement urgent local heat protections.
Based on analysis of 3 sections of legislative text.
Creates a legislative-branch commission to study global extreme heat risks and produce short- and long-term mitigation and adaptation plans with implementation guidance.
Creates a National Advisory Commission on Extreme Heat and Global Security to study the global dimensions of extreme heat and related extreme weather, assess risks to health, economy, food security, and military readiness, and produce short- and long-term action plans with implementation guidance. The commission must begin work quickly, hold regional engagement activities, consult with federal, state, Tribal, local, and international partners, and deliver an initial report and short-term plan within one year plus a more detailed long-term plan covering prioritized, implementable steps.