# 119-hr-2971: YOUNG Act of 2025

119-hr-2971, YOUNG Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2971
- Congress: 119
- Title: YOUNG Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Creates a Youth Biodiversity Monitoring Grant Program** that would fund hands-on student projects using advanced tools like eDNA, drones, camera traps, acoustic sensors, and AI to teach wildlife and ecosystem science. The program would prioritize projects serving underserved communities and fund schools, nonprofits, colleges, and Tribal or local governments.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2025-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2025-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants for youth biodiversity projects: benefit, low. This bill would create a youth biodiversity grant program at the Commerce Department, in coordination with USGS and Fish and Wildlife. Nonprofits, K–12 schools, colleges, and State, local, or Tribal governments could apply. Projects would teach youth to use tools like eDNA, drones, and sensors. Gra…

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- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-5361: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2025
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-2971 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2971)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-5361: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5361)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2971 (as of 2026-04-21).