# 119-hr-2997: Green Climate Fund Authorization Act of 2025

119-hr-2997, Green Climate Fund Authorization Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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- As of: 2025-12-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2997
- Congress: 119
- Title: Green Climate Fund Authorization Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Authorizes U.S. contributions to the Green Climate Fund.** This bill would tie those contributions to climate-justice principles and require protections like free, prior, and informed consent for indigenous peoples, gender equality, and environmental and social safeguards. - Developing countries and vulnerable communities: Would receive new, public climate financing for mitigation, renewable energy, natural carbon sequestration, and adaptation projects. - Indigenous and frontline communities: Programs funded through the Green Climate Fund would need free, prior, and informed consent and measures that address harms to marginalized groups. - Federal funding: Would authorize $4.0 billion in contributions for each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to the Green Climate Fund. *Would authorize $4.0 billion in contributions for each of FY2026 and FY2027, increasing potential federal outlays.*

## Provisions PRIA read

- Potential $4B yearly for Green Climate Fund: benefit, high. The bill would authorize up to $4 billion in FY2026 and $4 billion in FY2027 for U.S. contributions to the Green Climate Fund. This is an authorization only, not actual spending. Congress would still need to pass separate appropriation bills before any money is sent. The bill notes that real climat…
- New justice rules for climate finance: benefit, low. The bill would set U.S. policy for how climate finance should work. Projects would need to follow environmental and climate justice rules and be led by recipient countries and communities. It would require free, prior, and informed consent of Indigenous peoples and other impacted communities. It wo…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-4714: End Polluter Welfare Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-2997 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2997)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-4714: End Polluter Welfare Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4714)
- [119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5658)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2997 (as of 2025-12-21).