Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HR568

Introduced
7/10/25  

Caption

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.

Impact

The bill proposes action to reinstate and fully fund critical health offices and programs that focus on climate change and health equity, which have been under-resourced. By prioritizing funding for training and support to rural and underserved health systems, the bill aims to improve the public health response to climate-induced health challenges. These efforts are intended to provide greater support to frontline workers, who face increased health risks due to climate change-related events such as extreme heat and air pollution.

Summary

House Resolution 568 acknowledges the increasing threat climate change poses to public health and calls for a coordinated federal response to mitigate its impacts. The resolution underscores the necessity of ensuring the health sector is prepared and able to respond effectively to climate-related health threats, particularly those affecting vulnerable populations. It calls on the Department of Health and Human Services to take practicable measures to enhance the health sector's climate readiness, emphasizing the need for investments in infrastructure that bolster climate resilience.

Contention

Notable points of contention may arise around the allocation of funding and resources, as well as the extent of federal involvement in local health policy matters. While proponents argue that increased federal support is essential for effective climate adaptation and health equity, opponents may contend that local governments should retain more autonomy in addressing public health needs based on their specific community contexts. This dynamic reflects ongoing debates in the broader legislative landscape about the balance of local versus federal authority in health and environmental policy.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

US HR259

Promoting youth mental health and well-being in a changing climate.

US HR1164

Acknowledging the particular threat climate change poses to a secure and sustainable future for all children and the important stake children have in a healthy planet.

US HR595

Recognizing the significant impact and legacy of Cecil Corbin-Mark in the environmental justice community and further recognizing that climate change most severely impacts vulnerable and disadvantaged communities in the United States and around the world, and that it is the responsibility of the United States Government to work with its global partners to promote environmental justice.

US HCR56

Recognizing that the climate crisis disproportionately affects the health, economic opportunity, and fundamental rights of children, expressing the sense of Congress that leadership by the United States is still urgently needed to address the climate crisis, and acknowledging the need of the United States to develop a national, comprehensive, science-based, and just climate recovery plan to phase out fossil fuel emissions, protect and enhance natural carbon sequestration, and put the United States on a path toward stabilizing the climate system.

US HR1375

Recognizing the threat of extreme weather to children's health and well-being, and expressing the sense of Congress that solutions must be rapidly and equitably developed and deployed to address the unique vulnerabilities and needs of children.

US SCR13

A concurrent resolution recognizing that the climate crisis disproportionately affects the health, economic opportunity, and fundamental rights of children, expressing the sense of Congress that leadership by the United States is still urgently needed to address the climate crisis, and acknowledging the need of the United States to develop a national, comprehensive, science-based, and just climate recovery plan to phase out fossil fuel emissions, protect and enhance natural carbon sequestration, and put the United States on a path toward stabilizing the climate system.

US HCR37

Expressing the sense of Congress that there is a climate emergency which demands a massive-scale mobilization to halt, reverse, and address its consequences and causes.

US HR1478

Recognizing access to water, sanitation, electricity, heating, cooling, broadband communications, and public transportation as basic human rights and public services that must be accessible, safe, justly sourced and sustainable, acceptable, sufficient, affordable, climate resilient, and reliable for every person.

US SCR9

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that there is a climate emergency which demands a massive-scale mobilization to halt, reverse, and address its consequences and causes.

US HR204

Honoring the life of Dr. Paul Farmer by recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to adopt a 21st-century global health solidarity strategy and take actions to address past and ongoing harms that undermine the health and well-being of people around the world.

Similar Bills

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