Stay Cool Act
Latest action · Jun 3, 2022 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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.
- IntroducedJun 3, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Stay Cool Act
This bill addresses risks associated with extreme heat, including through grants and activities that support (1) public preparedness and response to heat emergencies, (2) community-based interventions (e.g., cooling centers), (3) air conditioning and other cooling mechanisms in federally assisted housing, and (4) urban green spaces and vegetation.
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 3, 2022 to Jul 26, 2022; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jun 3, 2022 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Jun 3, 2022 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Jun 3, 2022 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Jun 3, 2022 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Jun 3, 2022 |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Original | Jun 3, 2022 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Jun 3, 2022 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jun 3, 2022 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Jun 3, 2022 |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Original | Jun 3, 2022 |
| D-GU | Michael F. Q. San Nicolas | Original | Jun 3, 2022 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | Jun 3, 2022 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Jun 3, 2022 |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Original | Jun 3, 2022 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Jun 3, 2022 |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Jun 8, 2022 | |
| D-MO | Cori Bush | Jun 14, 2022 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Jun 14, 2022 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Jun 14, 2022 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Jun 23, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Jamaal Bowman | Jul 20, 2022 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Jul 26, 2022 |
Committees 5
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Jun 3, 2022 |
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Jun 3, 2022 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jun 3, 2022 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jun 3, 2022 |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Jun 3, 2022 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 3, 2022Introduced in House
- Jun 3, 2022Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 95, June 3, 2022, page H5234.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 117-66 | SUPPORTING UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT55 pages | Homeland Security Committee | Jul 19, 2022 |
| Serial No. 117-60 | INVESTING IN THE FUTURE: A REVIEW OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 BUDGET REQUEST FOR THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY36 pages | Homeland Security Committee | Jun 14, 2022 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4166 | SHADE Act | Related bill | Jun 24, 2021 |
| HR 4314 | Stay Cool Act | Reintroduced Bill | Jun 22, 2023 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To improve response to, and preparation for, heat waves and extreme heat, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Stay Cool Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Housing and Community Development.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Aging
- Atmospheric science and weather
- Community life and organization
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Environmental health
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Government studies and investigations
- Housing and Community Development
- Housing and community development funding
- Housing industry and standards
- Income tax credits
- Infrastructure development
- Landlord and tenant
- Lighting, heating, cooling
- Low- and moderate-income housing
- Natural disasters
- Public housing
- Public utilities and utility rates
- State and local government operations
- Urban and suburban affairs and development
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 3, 2022Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
