To reduce the health risks of heat by establishing the National Integrated Heat Health Information System within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Integrated Heat Health Information System Interagency Committee to improve extreme heat preparedness, planning, and response, requiring a study, and establishing financial assistance programs to address heat effects, and for other purposes.
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Summary
This bill addresses the growing health threat of extreme heat by creating a coordinated federal response. It establishes the NIHHIS within NOAA to deliver heat-related data, forecasts, and decision support tools. An interagency committee spanning Commerce, HHS, Interior, EPA, FEMA, Labor, Defense, and other agencies would coordinate heat-health efforts. The bill requires a National Academies study on extreme heat policy gaps. A community heat resilience program would provide grants for cooling centers, urban forestry, cool roofs, worker protections, and building retrofits. Priority goes to environmental justice communities, tribal nations, and communities with high outdoor worker populations. Total authorized spending is .5 million over five years (FY2026-2030).
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Establishes the National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) within NOAA and an interagency committee to coordinate federal extreme heat preparedness, planning, and response, with financial assistance programs and .5M in authorized funding.
Who Benefits
- Outdoor workers and agricultural workers
- Environmental justice communities
- Elderly and medically vulnerable populations
Who Bears Costs
- Federal budget (.5M authorized)
- Agencies participating in interagency committee (coordination burden)
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Environment
Primary Purpose
Establishes the National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) within NOAA and an interagency committee to coordinate federal extreme heat preparedness, planning, and response, with financial assistance programs and .5M in authorized funding.
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Build permanent federal infrastructure for heat-health preparedness through NOAA, cross-agency coordination, scientific research, and community resilience grants"
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Heinrich, …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Federal agencies on interagency committee, Local governments and tribal nations, NOAA
NOAA faces effects in multiple directions
Positive-direction: Local governments and tribal nations, NOAA weather and climate services
Negative-direction: Federal agencies on interagency committee
Communities vulnerable to extreme heat, Community heat resilience grantees, Environmental justice communities
Outdoor workers, Outdoor workers and agricultural workers
Climate science researchers, National Academies of Sciences
Public health and emergency management professionals
Incarcerated individuals in facilities lacking cooling
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "noaa"
- → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- "nihhis_director"
- → Director of the National Integrated Heat Health Information System
- "national_academies"
- → National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
- "interagency_committee"
- → NIHHIS Interagency Committee (spanning 20+ agencies)
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Community with significant representation of communities of color, low-income, or Tribal communities experiencing higher health or environmental effects
Health effects to humans from heat, during or outside of heat events, including vulnerability and exposure risks
Heat that substantially exceeds local climatological norms in duration, intensity, season length, or frequency
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