HR9962Referred to Committee

To establish a Green New Deal for Health to prepare and empower the health care sector to protect the health and well-being of our workers, our communities, and our planet in the face of the climate crisis, and for other purposes.

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

119th

Congress

2026-07-27

Introduced

Cosponsors

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Type

Sponsor

Ro Khanna

Democrat · CA · Representative

Votes with party: 97.6% (630 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/K000389

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Cosponsors (6)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Latest Action

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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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.

2026-07-27

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

House Committee on Science, Space, and TechnologyReferred To · 2026-07-27
House Committee on Ways and MeansReferred To · 2026-07-27
House Committee on Energy and CommerceReferred To · 2026-07-27

Plain-English Summary

The proposal would direct the health care industry to reduce its environmental impact and prepare for climate-related health threats by setting sustainability standards, investing in green infrastructure at hospitals and clinics, and training health workers on climate resilience. It would affect hospitals, doctors' offices, pharmaceutical companies, and health care workers while aiming to lower pollution from medical facilities and help the health system better respond to climate-related emergencies like heat waves and disease outbreaks.

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