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H.R. 3314: Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act

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H.R. 3314: Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act

112th Congress · introduced 2011-11-02 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-11-02 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act

Plain summary

Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act - Expresses the sense of Congress with respect to the impacts of climate change on health systems. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) publish a national strategic action plan to assist health professionals to prepare for and respond to the impacts of climate change on public health in the United States and other nations, particularly developing nations; (2) revise such plan periodically to reflect new information on the impacts of climate change on public health; (3) establish a permanent science advisory board to provide advice and recommendations on the domestic and international impacts of climate change on public health; and (4) contract with the National Research Council and the Institute of Medicine to prepare a report that assesses the needs for health professionals to prepare for and respond to climate change impacts on public health.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23] · 4 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Cosponsors on this site

Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr3314 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112