S. 5134
Introduced in Senate · July 31, 2026July 27, 2026
Mr. Markey (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Merkley, and Mr. Booker) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
A BILL
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.
1. Short title; table of contents; 2. Definitions; 3. Findings and sense of Congress on health and climate change; TITLE I—WHOLE-OF-GOVERNMENT APPROACH; 101. Definitions; 102. Office of Climate Change and Health Equity; national strategic action plan; 103. Advisory board; 104. Climate change health protection and promotion reports; 105. Authorization of appropriations; TITLE II—PROTECTING ESSENTIAL HEALTH CARE ACCESS; 201. Maintenance of health care access relating to hospital discontinuation of services or closure; 202. Empowering community health in environmental justice communities; TITLE III—GREEN AND RESILIENT HEALTH CARE INFRASTRUCTURE; 301. Green Hill-Burton funds for climate-ready medical facilities; 302. Planning and Evaluation Grant Program; TITLE IV—HEALTH CARE SECTOR DECARBONIZATION; 401. Office of Sustainability and Environmental Impact; 402. Climate risk disclosure for medical supplies; 403. Green health care manufacturing; TITLE V—A HEALTH WORKFORCE TO TACKLE THE CLIMATE CRISIS; 501. Education and training relating to health risks associated with climate change; 502. Building a community health workforce for the climate crisis; 503. Safeguarding essential health care workers; TITLE VI—SAFE, STRONG, AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES; 601. Grants for resilient community mental health; 611. Definitions; 612. Study on extreme heat information and response; 613. Financial assistance for research and resilience in addressing extreme heat risks; 614. Authorization of appropriations; 621. Medicare coverage of medically necessary home resiliency services; TITLE VII—RESEARCH AND INNOVATION FOR CLIMATE AND HEALTH; 701. Research and innovation for climate and health