# 119-s-4377: Climate Change Education Act

119-s-4377, Climate Change Education Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4377
- Congress: 119
- Title: Climate Change Education Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-22
- Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Creates a Climate Change Education Program at NOAA** that would expand climate literacy and award grants to link classroom and community learning with practical climate mitigation, adaptation, and workforce solutions. - State and local schools: State education grants would fund climate literacy plans for grades 4–12, teacher professional development, curriculum integration across subjects, project-based learning, and green career pathways. Local school districts could receive grants only if annual appropriations exceed $5 million and state-level grants must be at least $1 million when that threshold is met. - Colleges and training programs: Institutions of higher education would get grants for applied climate research, campus–community partnerships, and student engagement in mitigation and adaptation work. The bill generally allocates 30% of grant funds to higher education networks and 10% to professional associations for continuing education in green economy fields. - Environmental justice communities and youth corps: The program directs funding to support community-based mitigation and adaptation by youth corps and prioritizes environmental justice communities. The bill authorizes NOAA to appropriate $50 million per year for 2027 through 2032 and requires that 40% of funds for higher education and youth corps be directed to environmental justice communities.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- NOAA climate education funding: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would authorize $50,000,000 to be appropriated to NOAA for each fiscal year 2027 through 2032. That is $50 million per year and $300 million total over six years. Actual spending would still require Congress to make appropriations each year.
- NOAA climate education program: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would direct NOAA to set up a Climate Change Education Program within one year. The program would use NOAA science and tools to teach climate causes, impacts, adaptation, mitigation, resilience, and climate justice to learners of all ages and languages. It would fund grants and…
- Grant splits and local school eligibility: mixed, low. If enacted, NOAA would split any appropriated grant money by set shares each year. By default the split would be 50% to State/local education, 30% to higher education, 10% to professional groups, and 10% to youth corps. If total grants in a year are $5,000,000 or less, NOAA may instead split 60% to…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act

## Sources
- [119-s-4377 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4377)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4377 (as of 2026-09-10).