Stay Cool Act
Latest action · May 22, 2026 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 Workforce, 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.
- IntroducedMay 22, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 22, 2026 to Sep 1, 2026; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-LA | Cleo Fields | Original | May 22, 2026 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | May 22, 2026 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | May 22, 2026 |
| D-TX | Jasmine Crockett | Original | May 22, 2026 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Original | May 22, 2026 |
| D-CA | Kevin Mullin | Original | May 22, 2026 |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Original | May 22, 2026 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | May 22, 2026 |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Original | May 22, 2026 |
| D-AZ | Adelita S. Grijalva | Jun 4, 2026 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Jun 4, 2026 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Jul 9, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | LaMonica McIver | Jul 9, 2026 | |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Jul 9, 2026 | |
| D-AL | Shomari Figures | Jul 16, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Sep 1, 2026 |
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 May 22, 2026 |
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred May 22, 2026 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 22, 2026 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred May 22, 2026 |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred May 22, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 22, 2026Introduced in House
- May 22, 2026Referred 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 Workforce, 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. 172, no. 88, May 22, 2026, page H3731.
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: Emergency Management.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 22, 2026Introduced 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.
