This bill adds “extreme temperature” to the kinds of events that count as a “major disaster” under federal disaster law. In simple terms, it says that very dangerous heat or cold can be treated like other big disasters. The bill also says it does not create any new funding on its own .

Key points:

• What changes: “Extreme temperature” is added to the definition of a major disaster in federal law .
• Money: It does not authorize any additional funds .