Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
The bill directs the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere (NOAA) to lead an economic impact study quantifying the financial costs of extreme heat, including monetizing loss of life and property. The study must evaluate health impacts, property damage, medical and insurance costs, labor productivity losses, infrastructure and energy impacts, and agricultural losses, solicit feedback from many federal agencies and partners, and produce recommendations for national tracking systems.
Progressives emphasize public-health and adaptation benefits
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a well-specified study mandate that identifies responsible entities, enumerates substantive elements to be examined, allows external contracting, sets a publication deadline, and provides an appropriation.
The bill directs the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere (NOAA) to lead an economic impact study quantifying the financial costs of extreme heat, including monetizing loss of life and property.
The study must evaluate health impacts, property damage, medical and insurance costs, labor productivity losses, infrastructure and energy impacts, and agricultural losses, solicit feedback from many federal agencies and partners, and produce recommendations for national tracking systems.
The Under Secretary may contract external organizations, must use existing data where available, publish findings on HEAT.gov within four years, and is authorized $3.5 million for the work.
Low-cost, narrowly focused administrative study with public deliverable typically clears Congress, though climate associations could prompt limited opposition.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a well-specified study mandate that identifies responsible entities, enumerates substantive elements to be examined, allows external contracting, sets a publication deadline, and provides an appropriation. It is clearly constructed for producing a public report on the economic costs of extreme heat.
Progressives emphasize public-health and adaptation benefits
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Progressives emphasize public-health and adaptation benefits
Likely strongly supportive because the study quantifies social and economic harms from extreme heat and could justify public investment and protections.
They will view the bill as a necessary evidence-building step to support climate adaptation, worker protections, public health, and aid to vulnerable communities.
They may push for stronger follow-up actions and larger funding.
Generally favorable as a measured, evidence-driven approach to a clear problem, while cautious about cost-effectiveness and duplication.
They will appreciate interagency coordination and use of existing databases but want clarity on timelines, scope, and how findings will translate to policies.
They may press for oversight to avoid waste or overlap.
Skeptical overall, viewing it as another federal study that could expand bureaucratic reach and later justify regulations or mandates.
They may accept limited data collection for practical planning, but will question the need for federal leadership, the appropriation, and how results might be used to impose costs on businesses or consumers.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
Still ahead
Still ahead
Low-cost, narrowly focused administrative study with public deliverable typically clears Congress, though climate associations could prompt limited opposition.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Progressives emphasize public-health and adaptation benefits
Low-cost, narrowly focused administrative study with public deliverable typically clears Congress, though climate associations could prompt…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a well-specified study mandate that identifies responsible entities, enumerates substantive elements to be examined, allows external contracting, sets a publicatio…
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