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119-s-2675119th CongressWALLET

Preventing HEAT Illness and Deaths Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Senator Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]

Introduced

Summary

This bill would create a National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) in NOAA to coordinate federal heat forecasting, data sharing, and community resilience work and would set up an interagency committee to align agency actions and tools.

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  • Families and children: Would fund local resilience projects such as cooling centers, urban forestry, and community education to reduce heat exposure for children, older adults, and pregnant people.
  • Outdoor workers and people with limited cooling access: Would improve heat warnings, surveillance, and decision-support tools so employers and health officials have better forecasts and guidance to protect workers and vulnerable individuals.
  • Low-income and environmental justice communities: Would prioritize historically disadvantaged areas and require at least 40% of Community Heat Resilience Program funding go to communities with environmental justice concerns and low-income communities.
  • State, local, and Tribal governments and emergency managers: Would provide grants, centers of excellence, data access, and training to support local planning, emergency response, and reporting.

*Would fund NOAA and related activities with authorized amounts including $20 million per year for NIHHIS operations for fiscal years 2026–2030, $0.5 million per year for the National Academies contract for fiscal years 2026–2028, and Community Heat Resilience Program funding of $10 million in 2026 and 2027, $20 million in 2028, and $30 million in 2029 and 2030.*

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

4 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Grants for community heat resilience

If enacted, the NIHHIS Director would set up a Community Heat Resilience Program within one year. The program would give prizes, contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements to states, tribes, local governments, nonprofits, schools, and centers of excellence. Funded projects could include cool roofs, tree planting, cooling centers, building retrofits, grid resilience, training, and local heat action plans. At least 40 percent of financial assistance each year must go to environmental-justice or low-income communities.

Money to run heat programs

If enacted, the bill would authorize NOAA to receive $20 million per year for FY2026 through FY2030 to carry out NIHHIS activities. It would authorize $500,000 per year for FY2026–FY2028 to contract with the National Academies. It would also authorize Community Heat Resilience Program funding of $10 million (FY2026), $10 million (FY2027), $20 million (FY2028), $30 million (FY2029), and $30 million (FY2030). These are authorizations and do not by themselves appropriate money.

New federal heat data and coordination

If enacted, the bill would create a National Integrated Heat Health Information System inside NOAA to improve heat data, forecasts, and warnings. It would form an interagency committee with agency representatives and three co-chairs from NOAA, HHS, and FEMA. The committee would meet at least quarterly, consult states, tribes, and experts, and publish a five-year strategic plan within two years. The bill would also direct the system to make data openly available when the government can legally share it.

Study on extreme heat gaps

If enacted, NOAA would seek within 120 days to contract with the National Academies to study extreme heat information and response. The Academies would complete the study within three years and identify policy, data, and research gaps and recommendations. NOAA would publish the report and submit it to Congress within 90 days after completion.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]

MA • D

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 8/1/2025

  • Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ]

    AZ • D

    Sponsored 8/1/2025

  • Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]

    NM • D

    Sponsored 8/1/2025

  • Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]

    CT • D

    Sponsored 8/1/2025

  • Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 8/1/2025

  • Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 8/1/2025

  • Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 8/1/2025

  • Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 8/1/2025

  • Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]

    VT • I

    Sponsored 8/1/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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