Federal government gives $105 billion to strengthen health centers against climate disasters.
H.R. 10209 — GREEN Hospitals Act · Filed by Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) · Introduced Sep 1, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill gives $105 billion in grants to health centers and hospitals. The money pays for solar power, better air systems, and green spaces like wetlands. It also protects buildings from floods and wildfires. At least half the money goes to health centers that serve poor people. Health centers in polluted areas get priority. Workers on these projects must earn fair pay.
Who it affects
Patients get access to health centers that will keep working during climate disasters. Poor people and people in polluted areas get priority for these upgrades. Construction workers get jobs with fair pay and labor protections.
One thing to notice
The bill requires at least 50% of money to go to polluted areas. It does not say how to define a polluted area.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Sep 1, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 1, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- grants — money the federal government gives that does not need to be paid back
- labor protections — rules that keep workers safe and give them fair treatment on the job
- fair pay — the standard wage rate for construction workers in a region
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (15,515 characters) on Sep 5, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,522 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-22.
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