U.S. House · 117th Congress · H.R. 5296

Preventing HEAT Illness and Deaths Act of 2021

To reduce the health risks of heat by establishing the National Integrated Heat Health Information System Program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Integrated Heat Health Information System Interagency Committee to improve extreme heat preparedness, planning, and response, requiring a study, and establishing financial assistance programs to address heat effects, and for other purposes.

Sponsor

Charlie CristD-FL-13

Introduced

September 20, 2021, in the House

Issue areas

• Education
• Environment
• Healthcare
• Social safety net

Policy area

Health (from the Congressional Research Service)

Full text and actions

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