# 115-hr-5606: Climate Change Education Act

115-hr-5606, Climate Change Education Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] (D-NH); status Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5606
- Congress: 115
- Title: Climate Change Education Act
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2018-04-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] (D-NH)
- Cosponsors: 23
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Climate Change Education Act This bill declares that the evidence for human-induced climate change is overwhelming and undeniable. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) must establish a Climate Change Education Program to: increase the climate literacy of the United States by broadening the understanding of human-induced climate change, including possible consequences and potential solutions; apply the latest scientific and technological discoveries to provide learning opportunities to people of all ages; and help people understand and promote implementation of new technologies, programs, and incentives related to climate change, climate adaptation and mitigation, and climate resilience. NOAA must also establish a grant program for climate change education.

## Cosponsors (23)

- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2018-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2018-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2018-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2018-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2018-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2018-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2018-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2018-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2018-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2018-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2018-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2018-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2018-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2018-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2018-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2018-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2018-06-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2018-07-26T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-5606 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5606)

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