A Democratic bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is known as the GREEN Hospitals Act and focuses on providing green and resilient health care infrastructure. It authorizes funding for grants to construct or modernize medical facilities so they can better handle climate disasters and public health crises. The legislation prioritizes projects that include natural disaster resilience, climate change mitigation, and energy efficiency. It also establishes a planning and evaluation grant program to help eligible entities develop sustainability and resiliency plans. Furthermore, the bill sets rules regarding prevailing wages and labor standards for projects receiving these funds.
Yes· 3 of 19
- Scored +8
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?
The act prioritizes environmental justice and climate-ready infrastructure.
- Scored +8
Does this make health care easier to get in general?
The bill funds infrastructure to ensure continuous access to care during climate disasters.
- Scored +7
Does this cut the pollution that drives climate change?
The bill supports decarbonization and zero-emissions infrastructure.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Better Protected Medical Facilities: Section 2 amends the Public Health Service Act to prioritize projects that add disaster resilience and climate change mitigation, such as installing onsite renewable energy, backup power, high-efficiency heat pumps, air filtration systems, and green infrastructure like wetlands and rooftops. This helps ensure continuous health care access and protects patient health during severe weather, wildfires, and pandemics.
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Support for Vulnerable and Underserved Communities: Section 3 establishes a Planning and Evaluation Grant Program that gives priority to medical facilities serving a high proportion of Medicare, Medicaid, or uninsured patients, as well as facilities in neighborhoods with low air quality, lack of green space, or high pollution burdens. Additionally, the text explicitly mandates that not less than 50 percent of these planning grant funds must be used for projects located in environmental justice communities.
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Fair Wages for Workers: Section 3 requires applicants to provide reasonable assurance that all laborers and mechanics employed on a project will be paid prevailing wages determined by the Secretary of Labor under the Davis-Bacon Act. This ensures that workers on these projects are paid fair local wages.
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Worker Protections and Labor Standards: Sections 2 and 3 require facilities to give reasonable assurance that they either have a collective bargaining agreement with labor organizations or have an explicit policy not to interfere with employee rights under section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act. Additionally, Section 3 prohibits employers and training providers from using agreements that require employees or training participants to pay a debt if their employment or training period is terminated.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Massive Government Spending: Section 2 authorizes the appropriation of $100,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2027 for grants, and Section 3 authorizes an additional $5,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2027 for the planning and evaluation grant program. This adds a substantial financial burden of $105,000,000,000 in authorized appropriations onto taxpayers.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this better protect air, water and wildlife? — The act prioritizes environmental justice and climate-ready infrastructure. Does this put more money into wind, solar and other renewable power? — The bill encourages onsite renewable energy generation for medical facilities. Does this cut the pollution that drives climate change? — The bill supports decarbonization and zero-emissions infrastructure. Does this improve help for people hit by a disaster? — The bill focuses on preemptive infrastructure resilience against natural disasters. Does this improve buses, trains and other public transport? — The bill includes infrastructure upgrades to protect public transit routes. Does this repair or build roads and bridges? — The bill funds upgrades to protect access routes like roads and sidewalks.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would union members be better off under this? — The bill mandates labor protections and collective bargaining considerations. Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — The bill prioritizes facilities serving Medicaid and uninsured populations. Would people in cities be better off under this? — The bill targets urban heat islands and urban environmental justice communities. Would business owners be better off under this? — The bill creates opportunities for local small businesses. Would retired people be better off under this? — The bill prioritizes healthcare access for those reliant on Medicare. Would people over 65 be better off under this? — The bill protects facilities that serve high proportions of Medicare beneficiaries.
- Healthcare
- Does this make health care easier to get in general? — The bill funds infrastructure to ensure continuous access to care during climate disasters. Does this make the country readier for the next outbreak? — The bill funds upgrades to prepare medical facilities for future pandemics. Does this put more money into Medicaid, the health coverage for people on low incomes? — The bill prioritizes facilities that serve a high proportion of Medicaid beneficiaries. Does this put more money into Medicare, the health coverage for people over 65? — The bill prioritizes facilities that serve a high proportion of Medicare beneficiaries.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this strengthen the rights of workers to organise? — The bill requires applicants to have collective bargaining agreements or policies protecting union rights. Is this likely to create jobs? — The act encourages job training and contracting opportunities for local residents and small businesses. Does this make it easier to run a small business? — The bill promotes contracting opportunities for small businesses within the community.
- 8/6/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Introduced in Senate
3 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.