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H.R. 4497

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 4497, the Extreme Heat Emergency Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Jul 17, 2025 by Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D) with 12 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, and last saw action on Jul 18, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Record

Text

H.R. 4497 has 12 co-sponsors.

hb4497/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 4497 IH: Extreme Heat Emergency Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-07-17
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4497  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   July 17, 2025   Ms. Garcia of Texas  (for herself,  Ms. Titus ,  Mr. Casten ,  Mr. Huffman ,  Mr. Ruiz ,  Mr. Casar ,  Ms. Norton ,  Mr. Mullin ,  Mr. Thanedar ,  Mr. Frost , and  Mr. Lawler ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure    A BILL
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include extreme heat in the definition of a major disaster.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Extreme Heat Emergency Act of 2025  .
2.
Definition of major disaster
Section 102(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5122(2) ) is amended by inserting  extreme heat,  before  or drought .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-07-17
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include extreme heat in the definition of a major disaster.

Sponsors

Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D) sponsors H.R. 4497, and 12 members have co-sponsored it, 10 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 4497 went before 2 committees: Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee and Transportation and Infrastructure.

Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
Referred to · Jul 18, 2025 · 127 Bills
Transportation and Infrastructure
Transportation and Infrastructure
Referred To · Jul 17, 2025 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4497 has taken 3 actions since Jul 17, 2025, the latest on Jul 18, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jul 18, 2025
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
Jul 17, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jul 17, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

Votes

H.R. 4497 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 4497.

Titles

H.R. 4497 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Extreme Heat Emergency Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Extreme Heat Emergency Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include extreme heat in the definition of a major disaster. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 20 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4497 in 12 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Transportation, Automotive Industry, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Insurance, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Torts.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia15—
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES—District of Columbia14—
CLARK COUNTY NV (OFFICE OF THE COUNTY MANAGER)Early disease detection/proper medication dosageWashington13$120K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA15—
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES14—
MARCUS G. FAUST, PC13$120K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
BRETT HEWITT115
DAVID PEARCE115
DONALD GRIFFIN115
MONA DOOLEY115
ROBERT GORDON115
SAM WHITFIELD115
STEF ZIELEZIENSKI115
THERESA PETTIGREW115
ANTHONY COTTO114
JAMES GRANDE114
KATHERINE DUVENECK114
NICHOLAS BOUKNIGHT114
ROBERT MCCARTY114
CAMILLE BIANCHINI113
KATHERINE BENNETT113
MARCUS FAUST113
OLIVIA SANFORD113
CORY MAKS112
WILLIAM SEABROOK112
KATE CAREY111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2026 second_quarter$2.1M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2026 first_quarter$1.4M1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2025 third_quarter$1.4M3rd Quarter - Amendme…
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2025 third_quarter$1.4M3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2025 fourth_quarter$1.4M4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2026 second_quarter$540K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2026 first_quarter$506.4K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2025 fourth_quarter$465.8K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2025 third_quarter$442.1K3rd Quarter - Report
CLARK COUNTY NV (OFFICE OF THE COUNTY MANAGER)MARCUS G. FAUST, PC2026 second_quarter$40K2nd Quarter - Report
CLARK COUNTY NV (OFFICE OF THE COUNTY MANAGER)MARCUS G. FAUST, PC2026 first_quarter$40K1st Quarter - Report
CLARK COUNTY NV (OFFICE OF THE COUNTY MANAGER)MARCUS G. FAUST, PC2025 fourth_quarter$40K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4497 under Emergency Management, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4497’s is Emergency Management.

hr4497/policy-areas.txt
Emergency ManagementAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 4497, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 123 (Thursday, July 17, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. GARCIA of Texas:H.R. 4497.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under clause 18 of section 8 of article I of theConstitution.[Page H3476]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com