HR 7534 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Excess Urban Heat Mitigation Act of 2022

Latest action · Apr 18, 2022 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedApr 18, 2022
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Excess Urban Heat Mitigation Act of 2022

This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish a grant program for state, tribal and local governments; metropolitan planning organizations; and certain nonprofits (or consortia of nonprofits) to carry out activities to mitigate heat in urban areas. HUD must coordinate with the Environmental Protection Agency on the program.

Cosponsors 21

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 18, 2022 to Nov 18, 2022; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalApr 18, 2022
D-OREarl BlumenauerJun 14, 2022
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonJun 16, 2022
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterJun 16, 2022
D-NMMelanie A. StansburyJun 17, 2022
D-CODiana DeGetteJun 23, 2022
D-NVDina TitusJun 28, 2022
D-CADoris O. MatsuiJul 15, 2022
D-PADwight EvansJul 19, 2022
D-NYJamaal BowmanJul 19, 2022
D-ILBobby L. RushJul 21, 2022
D-MOEmanuel CleaverJul 21, 2022
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyJul 22, 2022
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaJul 26, 2022
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciJul 28, 2022
D-NYMondaire JonesAug 5, 2022
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottAug 5, 2022
D-CAPete AguilarSep 28, 2022
D-CAScott H. PetersOct 4, 2022
D-CAJudy ChuOct 7, 2022
D-MNIlhan OmarNov 18, 2022

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseFinancial Services Committee
Referred Apr 18, 2022

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 18, 2022Introduced in House
  2. Apr 18, 2022Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18: ``[The Congress shall have the power . . .] To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 65, April 18, 2022, page H4448.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish an excess urban heat mitigation grant program, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Excess Urban Heat Mitigation Act of 2022

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Housing and Community Development.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 18, 2022Introduced in House

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