Last progress August 1, 2025 (4 months ago)
Introduced on August 1, 2025 by Edward John Markey
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
This bill aims to protect people from dangerous heat. It creates a national heat and health system inside NOAA to improve forecasts, warnings, and tools that help communities prepare and respond, with extra focus on places that are hit hardest by heat . It sets up a federal committee to coordinate agencies, build a 5‑year plan to share data and improve services, and work with state, local, and Tribal partners . It also orders an independent study to find gaps, like where schools or prisons lack air conditioning and which groups are most at risk, and to recommend fixes, including worker protections and better communication during heat waves .
The bill funds local projects that cut heat risks. Grants can go to cities, Tribes, nonprofits, schools, and others for things like cool roofs and pavements, more trees and shade, cooling centers, building upgrades for cooling, stronger power grids, community alerts, and safer workplace practices. At least 40% of funds must benefit low‑income and environmental justice communities . The bill also funds research to understand who is most vulnerable and which solutions work best .