HR8406-119

In Committee

Climate Change Education Act

119th Congress Introduced Apr 21, 2026

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Climate Change Education Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers. The main policy domain is Education, Energy, Government Operations.

Who Benefits and How

schools, students, and education providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, schools, students, and education providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HCF0409CDD97C4FC487ABC2CFA59B759C: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Climate Change Education Act.
  • Section HA4C2466FBE744DB39776ADE2E9A0F132: 2. Findings Congress makes the following findings: The evidence for human-induced climate change is overwhelming and undeniable. According to the Fifth...
  • Section H961CF33D30B843FCA9DC76D4805E9E93: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term climate change education means nonformal and formal interdisciplinary learning at all age levels about— climate change,...
  • Section H52EB1448329E47F69F123F334190DF7F: 4. Climate Change Education Program Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and...
  • Section H6EB902A8D8C54E6EA971E1853D336CB6: 5. Grants and cooperative agreements Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, as part of the Climate Change Education Program...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Climate Change Education Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.

Key Policy Areas

Education, Energy, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, Climate Change Education Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.

Policy Domains

Education Energy Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • schools, students, and education providers
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schools, students, and education providers: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • schools, students, and education providers
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federal implementing agencies: ,
schools, students, and education providers: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 21, 2026

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in …

Apr 21, 2026

Introduced in House

Apr 21, 2026

Mrs. Dingell (for herself and Ms. Brownley) introduced the following …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Education Energy Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"climate change education" §H961CF33D30B843FCA9DC76D4805E9E93

nonformal and formal interdisciplinary learning at all age levels about— climate change, climate adaptation and mitigation, climate resilience, and climate justice

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