Protecting Moms and Babies Against Climate Change Act

This bill would create a federal grant program run by the Department of Health and Human Services to protect pregnant people, recent mothers, and children under 3 from climate-related risks such as extreme heat, air pollution, and extreme weather. Grants would go to 10 county-based groups led by a community organization, which could use the money for items like air conditioners and air filters, direct financial help, worker training, data collection, and tree planting. It would also fund health profession schools to teach about climate risks to mothers and babies, and create a research consortium at the National Institutes of Health. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would develop a strategy, with public comment, for identifying areas where mothers and babies face high climate-related health risks.

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Sponsors

• Edward J. Markey Democrat sponsor
• 2 cosponsors