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.
This is a non-binding House resolution (HRES 568) that recognizes climate change as a critical public health threat in the U.S. It does not create new laws but expresses congressional support for coordinated action. The resolution specifically urges the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to improve climate resilience in healthcare systems, prioritize funding for underserved communities (including Tribal nations and rural hospitals), and reinstate climate-focused offices like the Office of Climate Change and Health Equity. It also recommends HHS develop better data tools on climate-health impacts and support worker protections against heat exposure. The resolution focuses on guiding federal agency actions, not mandating specific policy changes.
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Introduced Jul 10, 2025
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Nanette Diaz Barragán
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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Bradley Scott Schneider
DDemocratic
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Darren Soto
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Delia C. Ramirez
DDemocratic
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Doris O. Matsui
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
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Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
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Lateefah Simon
DDemocratic
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Melanie A. Stansbury
DDemocratic
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Pramila Jayapal
DDemocratic
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