,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ddic  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ag1 #bjbe,ms4  
,dext] 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,ms4  
,norton1 ,ms4 ,ans>i1 ,ms4 ,r&all1 ,ms4 
,b>ragn1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,mr4 ,ruiz1 ,mr4
 ,s*neid]1 ,ms4 ,simon1 ,mr4 ,tonko1    
,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,mr4 ,c>bajal1 ,mr4 ,bell1 
& ,mr4 ,?an$>7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !      
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to 
decl>e a public heal? em]g5cy 9         
connection ) heal? risks associat$ )    
climate *ange1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,climate ,heal? ,em]g5cy ,act ( #bjbe4  
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3     
7#a7 ,9 ! pa/ decade1 ! ,secret>y (     
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices has decl>$ or  
r5ew$ a public heal? em]g5cy #abj times4
 ,( ^? decl>ations & r5ewals--  7,a7 #ff
 7 relat$ to extreme wea!r ev5ts2  7,b7 
#ad 7 relat$ to ,,covid-#ai2  7,c7 #b 7 
relat$ to e>?quakes2  7,d7 #b 7 relat$  

to ,mpox2  7,e7 #cb 7 relat$ to ! opioid
 crisis2 &  7,f7 #d 7 relat$ to ,zika4  
7#b7 ,a prepond]ance ( evid5ce %[s t    
climate *ange is driv+ or1 at a m9imum1 
exac]bat+ extreme wea!r ev5ts & !       
transmission ( infecti\s diseases4      
,!re=e1 climate *ange c be l9k$ to m ?an
 half ( all public heal? em]g5cy        
decl>ations ov] ! pa/ decade4  7#c7 ,=  
?is reason1 entities 7includ+ ! ,_w     
,heal? ,organization7 h id5tifi$ climate
 *ange z ! mo/ significant heal? ?reat (
 ! #ba/ c5tury4 ,yet ! public heal?     
infra/ructure ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates rema9s  
woefully unprep>$ to meet ! increas$    
dem& t climate-relat$ public heal?      
crises cont9ue to drive4  7#d7 ,! ,unit$
 ,/ates be>s a moral & /rategic         
responsibility to confront              
climate-relat$ public heal? crises ) !  
urg5cy su* crises dem&4 ,to protect     
communities 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & ! mo/  
vuln]able individuals )9 su*            
communities1 ! ,nation mu/ mobilize     
,f$]al res\rces1 enable data %>+1       

ex]cise em]g5cy au?orities1 & coord9ate 
across ag5cies to build a public heal?  
sy/em t is resili5t to ! int5sify+ ?reat
 ( climate *ange4  #c4 ,decl>ation (    
public heal? em]g5cy ,! ,secret>y (     
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices %all decl>e a  
public heal? em]g5cy "u section #cai ( !
 ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d7 9 connection ) heal?  
risks associat$ ) climate *ange4