House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law

Preventing HEAT Illness and Deaths Act of 2021

H.R. 5296Introduced Sep 20, 2021Policy area: Health

Where it went

IntroducedSep 20, 2021
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Dec 1, 2022 — ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Ms. Bonamici asked unanimous consent that she may hereafter be considered to be the first sponsor of H.R. 5296, as bill originally introduced by Representative Crist of Florida, for the purposes of adding cosponsors and requesting re-printings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5296.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CRIST, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 162, September 20, 2021, Page H4556):
Article 1, Section 8
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

9 cosponsors — 9 Democrats

0 of 9 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Bobby Rush (D-IL), Michael San Nicolas (D-GU), Darren Soto (D-FL), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA).

More from the sponsor

Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Charlie Crist.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress · FL-13 district

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Data as of Sep 16, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.