S. 523 · 116th Congress
Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act of 2019
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This bill 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.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Feb 14, 2019
Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act of 2019
This bill 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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act of 2019
Latest action (Feb 14, 2019): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Policy area: Health · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Feb 14, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.