3.0.0 1807 2023-01-11T13:38:35Z 2023-01-11T13:38:35Z Senate S 2017-09-14 115 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-09-14T15:25:05Z Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act of 2017 115 3782 HR 2017-09-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2017-09-14 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2017-09-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. N S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2017-09-14 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2017-09-14 True Health Advisory bodies Air quality Atmospheric science and weather Climate change and greenhouse gases Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental health Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Indian social and development programs Infectious and parasitic diseases Intergovernmental relations Medical education Medical research Minority health Research administration and funding Scientific communication World health Health 00 2017-09-14 Introduced in Senate 2019-09-06T16:02:33Z Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act of 2017

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to publish and implement a strategic action plan and to establish a climate and health program to ensure the public health and health care systems in the United States and other nations are prepared for, and can respond to, the impacts of climate change on health.

The bill directs HHS to revise the plan periodically to reflect new scientific developments and information.

HHS must establish a permanent science advisory board to provide: (1) scientific and technical recommendations on the impacts of climate change on public health, and (2) advice for purposes of issuing the plan and conducting the program.

]]> Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act of 2017 Display Title Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a national strategic action plan and program to assist health professionals in preparing for and responding to the public health effects of climate change, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1807is/xml/BILLS-115s1807is.xml 2017-09-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.