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Climate Change Education Act
Sponsored By: Representative Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
Introduced
Summary
Creates a NOAA Climate Change Education Program to expand climate literacy, center equity, and link learning to green-economy jobs and community resilience. The program uses NOAA science to fund formal and nonformal education across ages and backgrounds.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Climate education grants for schools and colleges
If enacted, the bill would require NOAA to create a Climate Change Education Program inside its Office of Education within one year. The program would run grants and cooperative agreements for State and local education agencies, colleges, professional groups, and youth corps. Funded work would include K–12 climate curricula and teacher training, college community research and services, and green‑job training and career pathways. The bill would authorize $50 million a year for NOAA for fiscal years 2027 through 2032 and it would set grant allocation and environmental justice targeting rules. It would also define key terms like "climate literacy," "environmental justice community," and "nonprofit" for the program.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
MI • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/21/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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