Heat Emergency Assessment and Tracking using AI Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9285 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9285 To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a Heat Illness AI Surveillance and Response Program, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 11, 2026 Mr. Lawler (for himself and Mr. Stanton) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a Heat Illness AI Surveillance and Response Program, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Heat Emergency Assessment and Tracking using AI Act'' or the ``HEAT AI Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) heat-related deaths and illnesses are significantly under reported due to-- (A) the limitations of coding under the International Classification of Diseases; and (B) inconsistent documentation by medical practitioners; and (2) artificial intelligence, including large language models, can analyze unstructured clinical data and local weather information to identify likely heat-related cases missed by current systems. SEC. 3. STUDY ON HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS. Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a study on the incidence of heat-related illness and death in the United States, including coordinating with State departments of health and vital statistics to determine how many deaths in the United States may be attributable to heat-related illness as a primary, secondary, or tertiary cause of death. SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF PILOT PROGRAM. (a) In General.--The Secretary shall