Federal heat-health coordination system launches to protect vulnerable populations
H.R. 3704 — Coordinated Federal Response to Extreme Heat Act of 2025 · Filed by Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ) · 27 cosponsors · Introduced Jun 4, 2025 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill establishes a federal heat-health coordination system within NOAA and creates an interagency committee (including representatives from Commerce, Health and Human Services, Interior, EPA, FEMA, Defense, and 10 other agencies) to develop a unified strategy for reducing health risks from extreme heat. The system will collect, manage, and share heat-related data and forecasts; the committee will produce a 5-year strategic plan within 2 years and consult with state, tribal, local, and research partners. The bill authorizes $5 million annually through 2029.
Why we flagged it
The bill's core mechanism is establishing a federal interagency system to coordinate heat-health data, forecasting, and preparedness—a classic public-health infrastructure play. It is not a subsidy, deregulation, or private carve-out; it is government capacity-building for a documented public-health threat.
What the text implies
- Data-sharing mandate across 15+ federal agencies may require new IT infrastructure and privacy protocols; implementation cost and timeline not specified beyond the $5M authorization.
- Strategic plan (due in 2 years) will likely recommend new federal spending on heat-health programs; this bill authorizes only the coordination system itself, not the programs the plan may propose.
- Tribal government inclusion (via Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Hawaiian Relations, Indian Health Service) signals recognition of heat vulnerability in indigenous communities, but implementation depends on follow-up appropriations and tribal consultation quality.
- System's reliance on NOAA's existing data infrastructure means effectiveness depends on NOAA's budget and staffing; no dedicated personnel line-item in the $5M authorization.
Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.
Who it affects
Ordinary citizens gain improved heat-health forecasting, coordinated emergency preparedness, and research-backed decision support during extreme heat events—risks that disproportionately affect vulnerable populations (elderly, outdoor workers, low-income households). The bill creates no new restrictions on citizens' rights or remedies; it expands government's ability to warn and protect.
Named in the bill
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS), National Integrated Heat Health Information System Interagency Committee, Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Defense, Department of Interior, National Weather Service, National Centers for Environmental Information, Indian Health Service — and 1 more
Where it stands
27 cosponsors: 27 Democrats.
- Jun 4, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jun 4, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Money around this bill
3 lobbying clients named this bill on 4 disclosure filings across 2 quarters, Dec 2025 to Jun 2026. Those filings disclosed $1,095,758 in lobbying spend. A filing names 84 bills on average, so that figure is what each filing reported, not a share belonging to this bill.
More lobbying clients named this bill than 61% of bills with at least one filing.
Yassamin Ansari, the sponsor, reported $234,033 in PAC receipts in the 2026 cycle.
- National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies — $1,005,758 on 2 filings
- University of Arizona — $50,000 on 1 filing
- Clark County Nv (office of the County Manager) — $40,000 on 1 filing
Lobbying Disclosure Act filings through Jul 20, 2026. A filing shows who paid to lobby on a bill it names, not what changed.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (10,912 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 16,222 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.
Money — Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act filings whose specific-issue field names this bill for quarters ending Dec 2025 to Jun 2026. A filing's amount is reported whole beside the median number of bills a filing names; it is never divided across them. PAC receipts are FEC-reported contributions to the sponsor's candidate committee in the 2026 cycle.
As of — lobbying records through Jul 20, 2026 · page rendered 2026-10-21.
- H.R. 3704 on Congress.gov
- Actions and status history
- Cosponsors (27)
- Bill text the analysis read
- National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies — LDA filing, 2026 Q2
- University of Arizona — LDA filing, 2026 Q2
- Clark County Nv (office of the County Manager) — LDA filing, 2025 Q4
- Yassamin Ansari — FEC candidate receipts, 2026 cycle
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