# 119-hr-9962: Green New Deal for Health Act

119-hr-9962, Green New Deal for Health Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-30).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9962
- Congress: 119
- Title: Green New Deal for Health Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-30

## Summary

**Align federal health programs and hospitals with climate resilience and equitable decarbonization.** This bill would create an HHS Office of Climate Change and Health Equity and a National Strategic Action Plan and fund large grants, research, hospital-closure rules, workforce supports, and Medicare coverage for home resiliency items. - Hospitals and health systems would face new review rules for proposed closures and access impacts and gain major funding for climate-ready upgrades, including a $100.0 billion Hill-Burton climate grant for FY2027 and a $5.0 billion planning grant program. These funds prioritize resilience, renewable energy, and protecting access routes. - Patients, households, and communities would get new directed programs: Medicare home resiliency services for medically at-risk people, community mental wellness grants at $100.0 million per year, and priority funding for environmental-justice and rural communities. The plan requires community engagement and tracking of health impacts. - Health workers, training, and science would get big investments and oversight. The bill would authorize $9.0 billion for climate-health education in 2027 and create a National Climate and Health Research and Innovation Initiative funded at $5.0 billion per year through 2036, plus a permanent science advisory board and a CMS Office of Sustainability. *This bill would authorize at least $300.0 billion in new federal spending across multiple years, increasing federal outlays.*

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More community health and mental grants: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would fund community health projects with large new appropriations for 2027–2031, including $130 billion plus $2 billion per year for those years, and require at least 50% of certain funds go to environmental justice communities. The bill would also create community mental well…
- Hazard pay for health workers: benefit, high. If enacted, HHS would award grants so nonprofit health facilities and home health agencies can pay eligible essential health workers up to $13 extra per hazardous hour. Each worker's extra pay would be capped at $25,000 per year. Grant funds could also pay for worker safety items like PPE or altern…
- More health worker training and jobs: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would expand community health worker programs and training with $10 billion per year for 2027–2036 and a plan to add 150,000 community health workers by 2031. Jobs must pay at least the prevailing wage and training must be low-cost or free. The bill would also give $9 billion i…
- National climate-health research initiative: benefit, high. If enacted, HHS would create a National Climate and Health Research and Innovation Initiative to fund R&D, modeling, and sustainable health operations. The program would be authorized at $5 billion per year for fiscal years 2027–2036 and would end December 31, 2036. The President must set up an Int…
- Medicare home resiliency services coverage: benefit, medium. If enacted, Medicare would cover certain home resiliency items and services (for example, heat pumps, solar batteries, and energy-efficient cold storage) furnished on or after January 1, 2027 for people the Secretary finds "medically at risk." The Secretary would set criteria, in consultation with…
- HHS climate-health office and plan: benefit, medium. If enacted, HHS would create an Office of Climate Change and Health Equity and publish a National Strategic Action Plan within 1 year to coordinate preparedness, decarbonization, research, and equitable investments. The bill would also set definitions for environmental justice communities and for i…
- Community heat resilience grant program: benefit, low. If enacted, NOAA would set up a Community Heat Resilience Program within one year to fund heat mapping, public awareness, outreach to isolated populations, and related work. The program would be authorized at $30 million per year for fiscal years 2027–2031 and would prioritize historically disadvan…
- CMS climate sustainability office: benefit, low. If enacted, CMS would create an Office of Sustainability and Environmental Impact to make rules supporting climate-informed care, track health-sector emissions, and offer "Climate-Friendly" designations. The Office must report to Congress within 2 years and then every 2 years. The bill authorizes $…
- Hospital upgrades and closure rules: mixed, high. If enacted, the bill would authorize Hill-Burton climate-ready grants and planning funds to upgrade hospitals and clinics, including $100 billion for resilience projects in fiscal year 2027 and $5 billion for planning grants (planning grants capped at $500,000). Projects must follow prevailing wage…
- Greener medical supplies and rules: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would create an interagency Council on Green Health Care Manufacturing to study medical supply chains and recommend rules and grants to support sustainable, U.S.-based production. The bill would also require a task force and regulations within one year to measure and mandate pu…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-9962 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9962)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3069)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9962 (as of 2026-09-30).