# 119-hr-9285: Heat Emergency Assessment and Tracking using AI Act

119-hr-9285, Heat Emergency Assessment and Tracking using AI Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9285
- Congress: 119
- Title: Heat Emergency Assessment and Tracking using AI Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-25

## Summary

**Creates a federal AI surveillance program to detect and prevent heat-related illness and death.** The bill would fund competitive grants to build AI tools that analyze medical records, death certificates, and coroner reports while linking local weather and workplace data, and it would require national reporting guidelines and regular program reports.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants for AI heat surveillance: benefit, high. If enacted, HHS would create a Heat Illness AI Surveillance and Response Program. The program would be authorized $25 million per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2031. HHS would award between 3 and 5 competitive grants to public or private entities that represent diverse climates, including at l…
- Reports and federal AI recommendations: benefit, high. If enacted, the Secretary would send progress reports to Congress within one year and then every year until a final report. Progress reports would describe program implementation, data accuracy on heat-related deaths and illnesses, trends, and public health outcomes. A final report would be due by…
- National rules for heat reporting: benefit, medium. If enacted, the CDC Director would issue national guidelines within two years to standardize how heat illnesses and deaths are documented and reported. The guidelines would include improved use of external cause codes under the International Classification of Diseases. The Director may issue the gu…
- Privacy rules and AI oversight: benefit, low. If enacted, the Secretary would require program activities to follow HIPAA and other federal privacy laws. The Secretary would also create an AI advisory board to promote transparency, community input, fairness, accuracy, and equitable AI performance across demographic and geographic groups.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4895: Afghan Adjustment Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-9285 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9285)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-4895: Afghan Adjustment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4895)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9285 (as of 2026-07-25).