Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 9962
Green New Deal for Health Act
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Introduced 2026-07-27Topic: health care · climate · public healthSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill would create an Office of Climate Change and Health Equity within the Department of Health and Human Services and require a national plan to prepare health systems for the health effects of climate change. It would require hospitals in Medicare to notify the federal government at least 90 days before closing or cutting services, and could require plans to keep access to essential services. It would fund community health centers, grants to make medical facilities more resilient to climate disasters, and planning grants of up to $500,000, with at least half of certain funds going to environmental justice communities. It would also create an office in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to support reducing health care emissions and require rules for climate risk disclosure for drugs and medical devices.
Sponsors
- Ro Khanna Democrat sponsor
- 8 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-27 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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 |
| 2026-07-27 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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 |
| 2026-07-27 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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 |
| 2026-07-27 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2026-07-27 | Introduced in House | introduce |