Coordinated Federal Response to Extreme Heat Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Senator Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced
Summary
A federally coordinated national system to reduce heat-related health risks. The bill would create an interagency committee and a National Integrated Heat Health Information System inside NOAA to improve forecasts, data sharing, and decision tools.
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- Families and communities would get improved heat forecasts, warnings, and decision tools aimed at reducing heat-related illness and death.
- State, local, and Tribal public health and emergency agencies would coordinate through an interagency committee and a five-year strategic plan due within two years.
- Researchers, planners, and responders would gain fully open access to NIHHIS data and new science-based tools for impact-based decision support.
*This bill would authorize NOAA appropriations of $5.0 million each year for fiscal years 2025 through 2029.*
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Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Federal committee on extreme heat
If enacted, the bill would create an interagency NIHHIS Committee to coordinate federal work on extreme heat. The Committee would include representatives from NOAA, HHS, FEMA, EPA, Interior, and other agencies and meet at least quarterly. It would pick three co-chairs, publish a five-year strategic plan within two years, and brief Congress every five years after that.
National heat data and warnings
If enacted, the Under Secretary of Commerce would create a National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) inside NOAA. NIHHIS would improve heat data, forecasts, warnings, and research. Data and metadata would be made openly available when law allows and archived at the National Centers for Environmental Information. NOAA would name at least one warning coordination meteorologist to support warnings.
NOAA funding for heat programs
If enacted, the bill would authorize NOAA to receive $5,000,000 each year for fiscal years 2025 through 2029 to carry out NIHHIS and the interagency Committee. Congress would still have to appropriate the money. The funds could be used for program and administrative costs.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
MA • D
Cosponsors
Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/29/2025
Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ]
AZ • D
Sponsored 1/29/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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