Bill sets up federal program to make health care fight climate change
S. 5134 — Green New Deal for Health Act · Filed by Ed Markey (D-MA) · 4 cosponsors · Introduced Jul 27, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill creates new government offices to coordinate climate and health policy. Hospitals must tell the state 90 days before closing or cutting key care. The bill gives $100 billion to upgrade medical buildings to survive climate disasters. Drug and device makers must report how much pollution they cause. Health workers get training on health risks from climate change.
Who it affects
Hospitals, drug makers, device makers, health workers, and patients. Neighborhoods that face more pollution get at least half of the money for upgrades and training. Hospitals cannot suddenly close without state review.
One thing to notice
Hospitals must tell the state before closing. The state can stop them from cutting key care.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
4 cosponsors: 3 Democrats, 1 Independents.
- Jul 27, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Jul 27, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- climate disasters — Extreme weather events caused by climate change
- coordinate — Work together to make a plan
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (50,012 characters) on Aug 2, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 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 2026-09-23.
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