Recognizing that climate change poses a growing threat to public health and necessitates coordinated action to mitigate its impacts and safeguard the health and well-being of all people in the United States.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill creates non-binding resolution urging multiple federal actions on climate-health nexus, including: HHS increasing healthcare sector climate readiness; equitable distribution of climate resilience funding to underserved. It relies on reporting requirements, compliance mandates, appropriations, and grants. The main policy areas are Healthcare, Public Health, Labor, and Environment.
Who Benefits and How
Workers in high heat-exposure occupations could face reduced risk, Tribal health systems could gain revenue opportunities, and Rural hospitals and clinics could gain revenue opportunities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Employers in high heat-exposure industries (construction, agriculture, manufacturing, warehousing) would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Creates non-binding resolution urging multiple federal actions on climate-health nexus, including: HHS increasing healthcare sector climate readiness; equitable distribution of climate resilience funding to underserved...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill creates non-binding resolution urging multiple federal actions on climate-health nexus, including: HHS increasing healthcare sector climate readiness; equitable distribution of climate resilience funding to underserved.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Public Health, Labor, Environment
Primary Purpose
The bill creates non-binding resolution urging multiple federal actions on climate-health nexus, including: HHS increasing healthcare sector climate readiness; equitable distribution of climate resilience funding to underserved.
Policy Domains
Entire Resolution
Identified Gains
- Workers in high heat-exposure occupations
- Tribal health systems
- Rural hospitals and clinics
- Historically underresourced healthcare providers in underserved communities
- Community-based organizations working on health and environmental justice
Identified Costs
- Employers in high heat-exposure industries (construction, agriculture, manufacturing, warehousing)
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMs. Barragán (for herself, Mr. Carbajal, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Schneider, …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Historically underresourced healthcare providers in underserved communities, Rural hospitals and clinics, Tribal health systems
Department of Labor / OSHA, Workers in high heat-exposure occupations
Department of Health and Human Services and component agencies (CDC, NIH, HRSA, IHS)
Community-based organizations working on health and environmental justice
Clean energy contractors (energy efficiency retrofits, renewable energy, storage)
Public health workforce training providers
Employers in high heat-exposure industries (construction, agriculture, manufacturing, warehousing)
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "dol"
- → Department of Labor
- "hhs"
- → Department of Health and Human Services
- "osha"
- → Occupational Safety and Health Administration (within DOL)
- "federal_agencies"
- → Multiple federal agencies with public health, healthcare, and environmental data responsibilities
We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.
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