# 119-hr-8363: Youth Climate Leadership Act of 2026

119-hr-8363, Youth Climate Leadership Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL); status introduced (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8363
- Congress: 119
- Title: Youth Climate Leadership Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**This bill would create** Youth Advisory Councils at five federal agencies to give young people a direct voice on climate, pollution, and environmental justice in disadvantaged communities. The councils would shape research, performance measures, and programs that affect youth climate resilience and pollution exposure. - Young people aged 16–29 would serve on each council. Councils would include 15–25 nonfederal members and seek geographic and sector diversity. - At least 50 percent of members would come from, live in, or work in disadvantaged communities identified by the Justice40 Initiative or CEQ’s Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool. Councils would advise on programs, measures, research, and pollution-reduction priorities affecting youth. - Each covered agency (EPA, Department of the Interior, Department of Energy, Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce) would host a council, provide administrative support, and could form subcommittees. The bill would exempt these councils from the Federal Advisory Committee Act and would authorize $250,000 per covered agency per year for 2027–2037. *Would authorize about $250,000 per covered agency per year from 2027–2037, roughly $13.8 million total, increasing federal spending.*

## Provisions PRIA read

- Annual funding for youth councils: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would authorize $250,000 per year to each of the EPA and the Departments of the Interior, Energy, Agriculture, and Commerce to carry out this Act. The funding authorization would apply for each fiscal year from 2027 through 2037 and is meant to support agency implementation of…
- New youth climate advisory councils: benefit, low. If enacted, each listed agency would create a Youth Advisory Council to advise on climate, pollution, resiliency, and environmental justice. Councils would have 15 to 25 non‑Federal members aged 16 to 29 at appointment, serve two‑year terms, and include at least 50% of members from disadvantaged co…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-8363 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8363)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3077)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8363 (as of 2026-09-21).