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H.R. 7949: Stay Cool Act

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H.R. 7949: Stay Cool Act

117th Congress · introduced 2022-06-03 · Housing and Community Development · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2022-06-03 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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. 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.

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Official title

Stay Cool Act

Plain summary

Stay Cool Act This bill addresses risks associated with extreme heat, including through grants and activities that support (1) public preparedness and response to heat emergencies, (2) community-based interventions (e.g., cooling centers), (3) air conditioning and other cooling mechanisms in federally assisted housing, and (4) urban green spaces and vegetation.

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Official text

Stay Cool Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] · 22 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Dina Titus (D-NV), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Darren Soto (D-FL), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] reported raising $955,740 (2023–2024). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr7949 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117