Extreme Heat Emergency Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-4497
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]
Introduced: 2025-07-17
Policy area: Emergency Management
Latest action: action_date: 2025-07-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4497 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 17, 2025 Ms. Garcia of Texas (for herself, Ms. Titus , Mr. Casten , Mr. Huffman , Mr. Ruiz , Mr. Casar , Ms. Norton , Mr. Mullin , Mr. Thanedar , Mr. Frost , and Mr. Lawler ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include extreme heat in the definition of a major disaster.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Extreme Heat Emergency Act of 2025 . 2. Definition of major disaster Section 102(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5122(2) ) is amended by inserting extreme heat, before or drought .