Recognizing that climate change poses a growing threat to public health and necessitates coordinated action to mitigate its impacts and safeguard the health and well-being of all people in the United States.
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Latest Action · July 10, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
H.Res. 568 is a congressional resolution recognizing climate change as a major public health threat and calling for coordinated federal action to address its health impacts across the United States. The resolution documents how climate change is driving increases in respiratory diseases, heart disease, mental health problems, infectious diseases, displacement, and other health crises, with the heaviest burden falling on low-income communities, communities of color, rural areas, Tribal nations, people with disabilities, and healthcare workers. The resolution calls on the Department of Health and Human Services and other federal agencies to increase climate readiness in the health sector, distribute existing congressional funding for climate resilience and energy efficiency projects without delay, prioritize support for underserved healthcare providers and Tribal health systems, and fully staff and fund climate health offices that were previously reduced. Additionally, it urges the Department of Labor to establish worker protections against extreme heat exposure and requests that federal agencies provide annual progress reports to Congress on climate resilience investments and health outcomes. While the resolution does not appropriate specific funding amounts or establish binding timelines, it represents a congressional statement that climate health impacts require urgent, coordinated federal investment and coordination across multiple agencies.
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