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S. 1379 · 118th Congress · Housing and Community Development

Excess Urban Heat Mitigation Act of 2023

Died in committee1.9k words Introduced Apr 27, 2023 · Latest action Mar 12, 2024

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How far it has goneStopped at 2 of 6 · Died in committee
  1. IntroducedApr 27, 2023 Done
  2. CommitteeDied Jan 3, 2025 Stopped here
  3. Senate floorNot yet Not reached yet
  4. House floorNot yet Not reached yet
  5. Chambers agreeNot yet Not reached yet
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What it does

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

Eligible activities under the program include the implementation, construction, or maintenance of tree planting, green roofs, shade structures, cooling centers, and community gardens, as well as outreach to the community and education efforts.

HUD's Office of Community Planning and Development must coordinate on the program with the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Program Office, and the Forest Service.

Congressional Research Service · summary of “Introduced in Senate” version · Apr 27, 2023

Who lobbies on it

1 organization · 6 filings · Q2 2023–Q4 2024

One square per quarter since introduction, oldest left. Filled = named it that quarter.

  1. Sierra Club 6 of 7 quarters
    “HOUSE: H.R. 2945: Excess Urban Heat Mitigation Act of 2023 (Support) SENATE: S. 1379: Excess Urban Heat Mitigation Act of 2023 (Support)”

    Q4 2024 filing · $790K lobbying spend in 2024, all issues

Organizations that named S. 1379 in a quarterly lobbying report. Covers organizations with a PAC on file; reports from organizations without one aren’t loaded yet. Spend is the organization’s total across all issues: reports don’t split spending by bill. Source: Senate lobbying disclosures (LD-2) from lda.gov; quotes are word for word from the “specific lobbying issues” field.

Actions

3 actions · newest first
  1. Mar 12, 2024Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
  2. Apr 27, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  3. Apr 27, 2023Introduced in Senate