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Preventing HEAT Illness and Deaths Act of 2024

Introduced: July 27, 2023 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Dec 17, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 720.
Dec 17, 2024
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Jul 31, 2024
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jul 27, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jul 27, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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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).

What's happening now December 17, 2024

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 720.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4953 Related bill Preventing HEAT Illness and Deaths Act of 2023
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 7 Independent 1
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Aug 1, 2024
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Kelly, Mark
Arizona · Jul 30, 2024
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Sep 14, 2023
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Sep 6, 2023
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jul 27, 2023
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Padilla, Alex
California · Jul 27, 2023
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jul 27, 2023
Sinema, Kyrsten
· Jul 27, 2023
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jul 27, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2645: Preventing HEAT Illness and Deaths Act of 2024. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2645/
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