Stay Cool Act

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Introduced 2026-05-22Topic: public health · housing · climate

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This bill sets up federal programs to prepare for and respond to extreme heat. It creates grants for opt-in phone check-ins on seniors during heat waves, for community resilience and cooling centers, for air conditioning or heat pumps in public housing, and for water features, green spaces, and tree planting in cities. It requires the federal housing department to set safe indoor temperature standards for federally assisted rental housing and to count air conditioning costs in utility allowances. It gives a payroll tax credit to nonprofit libraries, museums, and community centers that stay open longer or waive admission fees during heat emergencies, and lets health savings accounts pay for fans and portable or window air conditioners. It also orders studies on naming heat waves, a heat-risk ranking system, and tracking heat-related deaths.

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Action history

Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2026-05-22	House	Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, 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.	refer
2026-05-22	House	Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, 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.	refer
2026-05-22	House	Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, 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.	refer
2026-05-22	House	Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, 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.	refer
2026-05-22	House	Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, 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.	refer
2026-05-22		Introduced in House	introduce
2026-05-22		Introduced in House	introduce

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