US Congress House Bill 1243 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 59-1)
Status: Introduced on February 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to take a series of actions to address the potential impacts of climate change on public health. Specifically, HHS must develop a strategic action plan and 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.

Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act of 2019

Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]
Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]	Rep. Bradley Schneider [D-IL]
Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]	Rep. Sean Casten [D-IL]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]
Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Harley Rouda [D-CA]	Rep. Al Green [D-TX]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Tom Malinowski [D-NJ]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY]	Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]
Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]	Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]
Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]
Rep. Katie Hill [D-CA]	Rep. Jeff Van Drew [R-NJ]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]
Rep. TJ Cox [D-CA]	Rep. Kim Schrier [D-WA]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]
Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Ed Case [D-HI]	Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA]
Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]
Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]
Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA]	Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-02-14	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2019-02-14	House	Introduced in House

SB523 (Related) 2019-02-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1243/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1243/BILLS-116hr1243ih.pdf