Protecting Moms and Babies Against Climate Change Act
This bill establishes a federal grant program to protect pregnant people, new mothers, and children under 3 from climate change risks. The program funds local initiatives that identify climate risks and provide services like air conditioning, housing assistance, and mental health support to vulnerable populations, with specific requirements to address racial and ethnic disparities in maternal and infant health outcomes. It also creates a separate grant program for health profession schools to develop climate change education in their curricula and establishes an NIH research consortium to study climate change impacts on maternal and infant health. The bill requires grantees to involve community organizations in planning, monitor health outcomes by race and ethnicity, and prevent negative environmental or housing impacts from funded initiatives.
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Introduced May 15, 2023
Last action May 15, 2023
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May 15, 2023
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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May 15, 2023
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