Green New Deal for Health Act
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (27 Jul 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
What this bill does
S. 5134, the Green New Deal for Health Act, introduced by Sen. Ed Markey and cosponsored by several Democratic senators, would create a broad federal framework linking climate change policy to health care. It would establish an Office of Climate Change and Health Equity within HHS, require a national strategic action plan and periodic scientific reports on climate-related health risks, and create a permanent science advisory board. The bill also sets new notice and mitigation requirements for hospitals discontinuing services or closing, and, based on its table of contents, would address health care facility resilience, decarbonization of the health care sector, workforce training, community mental health, extreme heat research, and Medicare coverage of home resiliency services, among other provisions. Appropriations are authorized for the new office, the action plan, and the advisory board through fiscal year 2033.
The bill would primarily affect HHS and other federal agencies (EPA, NOAA, NASA, Indian Health Service, and others), state and local governments, Tribal governments, hospitals and health care providers, health care workers, and communities—particularly those identified as environmental justice communities or otherwise disproportionately affected by climate change. Patients could be affected through new hospital closure notification and continuity-of-care requirements, and through possible new Medicare-covered services.
The bill was introduced on July 27, 2026, and referred to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. It has not yet been voted on, and would need committee action and floor votes in both chambers before it could become law.
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Timeline
27 Jul 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Common questions
- What does S. 5134 do?
- S. 5134, the Green New Deal for Health Act, introduced by Sen. Ed Markey and cosponsored by several Democratic senators, would create a broad federal framework linking climate change policy to health care. It would establish an Office of Climate Change and Health Equity within HHS, require a national strategic action plan and periodic scientific reports on climate-related health risks, and create a permanent science advisory board. The bill also sets new notice and mitigation requirements for hospitals discontinuing services or closing, and, based on its table of contents, would address health care facility resilience, decarbonization of the health care sector, workforce training, community mental health, extreme heat research, and Medicare coverage of home resiliency services, among other provisions. Appropriations are authorized for the new office, the action plan, and the advisory board through fiscal year 2033. The bill would primarily affect HHS and other federal agencies (EPA, NOAA, NASA, Indian Health Service, and others), state and local governments, Tribal governments, hospitals and health care providers, health care workers, and communities—particularly those identified as environmental justice communities or otherwise disproportionately affected by climate change. Patients could be affected through new hospital closure notification and continuity-of-care requirements, and through possible new Medicare-covered services. The bill was introduced on July 27, 2026, and referred to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. It has not yet been voted on, and would need committee action and floor votes in both chambers before it could become law.
- Has S. 5134 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for S. 5134. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored S. 5134?
- S. 5134 was sponsored by Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), with 4 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on S. 5134?
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (27 Jul 2026).
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