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Tribal Climate Health Assurance Act of 2025
To amend the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to implement the Climate Ready Tribes Initiative.
Summary
The bill establishes the Climate Ready Tribes Initiative within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to help tribal governments, health departments, and communities prepare for the public health impacts of climate change. The initiative will translate climate science for tribal audiences, create decision-support tools to build tribal capacity to prepare for climate-related health threats, identify and assess climate-related health risks, and share relevant resources and funding information. The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the CDC Director, will coordinate with the National Indian Health Board to implement the initiative. The bill authorizes $110 million annually beginning in fiscal year 2026, with restrictions preventing these funds from being transferred or reprogrammed to other federal programs.
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Sponsor (1)
7 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Lauren Underwood’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO $33,465
- NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY $26,150
- BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA $18,100
- CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS $16,800
- CLIFFORD LAW OFFICES $13,200
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Actions (2)
- Feb 27, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house
- Feb 27, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 27, 2025
Ms. Underwood (for herself, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Carbajal, Ms. Norton, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, and Ms. Ansari) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to implement the Climate Ready Tribes Initiative.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Tribal Climate Health Assurance Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. CLIMATE READY TRIBES INITIATIVE.
Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 317V (42 U.S.C. 247b-24) the following new section:
“SEC. 317W. CLIMATE READY TRIBES INITIATIVE.
“(a) In General.—The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in coordination with the National Indian Health Board, shall implement the Climate Ready Tribes Initiative for the following purposes:
“(1) Translating climate change science to inform Tribal governments, health departments, and communities.
“(2) Creating decision-support tools to build capacity to prepare for climate change.
“(3) Serving as a credible leader in planning and preparing for the public health impacts of climate change.
“(4) Identifying, assessing, and taking action to mitigate climate-related health threats.
“(5) Sharing relevant materials and resources, including information about funding and other opportunities.
“(b) Authorization of Appropriations.—
“(1) In general.—To carry out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $110,000,000 for fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter.
“(2) Limitation.—None of the funds made available under paragraph (1) may be transferred or reprogrammed by the Secretary to carry out another program administered by the Secretary.”. <all>
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