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Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act of 2017

Introduced: September 14, 2017 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

Introduced

In committee

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Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Sep 15, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sep 14, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Sep 14, 2017

Introduced in House

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Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act of 2017

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to publish and implement a strategic action plan and to establish a climate and health program to ensure the public health and health care systems in the United States and other nations are prepared for, and can respond to, the impacts of climate change on health.

The bill directs HHS to revise the plan periodically to reflect new scientific developments and information.

HHS must establish a permanent science advisory board to provide: (1) scientific and technical recommendations on the impacts of climate change on public health, and (2) advice for purposes of issuing the plan and conducting the program.

What's happening now September 15, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 1 version

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 2

Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Energy and Commerce Committee

Cosponsors 24

Pingree, Chellie

Maine · Jan 10, 2018

DeSaulnier, Mark

California · Oct 24, 2017

Green, Al

Texas · Sep 28, 2017

McCollum, Betty

Minnesota · Sep 28, 2017

Dingell, Debbie

Michigan · Sep 27, 2017

Nadler, Jerrold

New York · Sep 25, 2017

Pocan, Mark

Wisconsin · Sep 25, 2017

Barragán, Nanette Diaz

California · Sep 14, 2017

Carbajal, Salud O.

California · Sep 14, 2017

Chu, Judy

California · Sep 14, 2017

Cleaver, Emanuel

Missouri · Sep 14, 2017

Cohen, Steve

Tennessee · Sep 14, 2017

Evans, Dwight

Pennsylvania · Sep 14, 2017

Huffman, Jared

California · Sep 14, 2017

Khanna, Ro

California · Sep 14, 2017

Lofgren, Zoe

California · Sep 14, 2017

Matsui, Doris O.

California · Sep 14, 2017

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Sep 14, 2017

Quigley, Mike

Illinois · Sep 14, 2017

Raskin, Jamie

Maryland · Sep 14, 2017

Schakowsky, Janice D.

Illinois · Sep 14, 2017

Schneider, Bradley Scott

Illinois · Sep 14, 2017

Tonko, Paul

New York · Sep 14, 2017

Wasserman Schultz, Debbie

Florida · Sep 14, 2017

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