To prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services from using any Federal funds to create or maintain an office to address climate and health equity, or for any climate change program, project, or activity.

Bill: 117-hr-5372
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10]
Introduced: 2021-09-24
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2021-09-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-09-24
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from using federal funds for maintaining an office to address climate and health equity or for any climate change program, project, or activity. (On August 30, 2021, pursuant to a presidential directive, HHS established the Office of Climate Change and Health Equity to address the impact of climate change on the health of the American people.)</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5372 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 24, 2021 Mr. Perry (for himself, Mr. Roy , Mr. Good of Virginia , and Mr. Duncan ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services from using any Federal funds to create or maintain an office to address climate and health equity, or for any climate change program, project, or activity.

1. Prohibition against HHS climate change activities No Federal funds may be used by the Department of Health and Human Services— (1) to create or maintain an office to address climate and health equity; or (2) for any climate change program, project, or activity.