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Tribal Climate Health Assurance Act of 2025

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Introduced:
Feb 27, 2025
Policy Area:
Health

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7
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6
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Feb 27, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Introduced in House - Feb 27, 2025 00
<p><strong>Tribal Climate Health Assurance Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill provides statutory authority for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to implement the Climate Ready Tribes Initiative in coordination with the National Indian Health Board. The purposes of the initiative include translating science, creating decision-support tools, and mitigating threats relating to the health impacts of climate change on Indian tribes.&nbsp;</p>

Actions (3)

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Type: IntroReferral | Source: House floor actions | Code: H11100
Feb 27, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: Intro-H
Feb 27, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 1000
Feb 27, 2025

Subjects (6)

Climate change and greenhouse gases Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental health Health (Policy Area) Health programs administration and funding Indian social and development programs

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Introduced in House

Feb 27, 2025

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Length: 2,733 characters Version: Introduced in House Version Date: Feb 27, 2025 Last Updated: Nov 15, 2025 6:15 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1647 Introduced in House

(IH) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1647

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.

_______________________________________________________________________

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.

This Act may be cited as the ``Tribal Climate Health Assurance Act
of 2025''.
SEC. 2.

Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act is amended by
inserting after
section 317V (42 U.
section:

``
SEC. 317W.

``

(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:
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(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.
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(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.''.
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