Contact Congress about S. 2340: Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act of 2025

HHS would create a new office to help the health system prepare for climate-related health risks. The bill also requires a national plan, expert advice, public reports, and funding through 2031.

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Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act of 2025 is a Senate bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Latest action on S. 2340: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects hospitals, clinics, public health agencies, and communities facing higher climate-related health risks. It could shape how federal agencies share data, plan for emergencies, train health workers, and support state, Tribal, local, and territorial governments. It also matters for health care facilities because the bill directs HHS to track and reduce the health sector's greenhouse gas pollution and other environmental harms.

Why this matters: Climate change can make health problems worse, and this bill would put one federal health office in charge of organizing the response. It could help hospitals, clinics, and public health agencies plan before disasters happen instead of reacting afterward. It could also steer more attention and support toward communities that already face higher health and environmental risks. The real effect would depend on how HHS writes the plan, uses the funding, and works with other agencies and governments.

Key provisions in S. 2340

• Creates an Office of Climate Change and Health Equity inside HHS, the federal health department. A Director would lead the office and report to the HHS Secretary.
• The office would study and explain how climate change affects health. It would also track health and environmental data and create tools and plans for climate-related health threats.
• The office must pay special attention to communities hit harder by climate change. That includes environmental justice communities, medically underserved communities, Tribal and Indigenous communities, and other high-risk groups.
• The office would lead work on pollution from the health care sector. That includes measuring and reducing greenhouse gases and other environmental harms.
• The HHS Secretary must publish a national climate-and-health action plan within one year after the bill becomes law. The plan must use the best available science.

How Modern Action helps you take action on S. 2340

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Questions people ask about S. 2340

What is S. 2340?

HHS would create a new office to help the health system prepare for climate-related health risks. The bill also requires a national plan, expert advice, public reports, and funding through 2031.

How do I support or oppose S. 2340?

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Who should I contact about S. 2340?

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