Climate Change Education Act
Latest action · Feb 13, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 13, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Climate Change Education Act
This bill declares that the evidence for human-induced climate change is overwhelming and undeniable.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) must establish a Climate Change Education Program to
- increase the climate literacy of the United States by broadening the understanding of human-induced climate change, including possible consequences and potential solutions;
- apply the latest scientific and technological discoveries to provide learning opportunities to people of all ages; and
- help people understand and promote implementation of new technologies, programs, and incentives related to climate change, climate adaptation and mitigation, and climate resilience.
NOAA must also establish a grant program for climate change education.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 13, 2019 to Feb 11, 2020; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Feb 13, 2019 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Feb 13, 2019 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Feb 13, 2019 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Feb 13, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Feb 13, 2019 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Feb 13, 2019 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Feb 13, 2019 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Feb 13, 2019 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Feb 13, 2019 |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Original | Feb 13, 2019 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Feb 13, 2019 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Feb 13, 2019 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Feb 13, 2019 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Feb 13, 2019 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Feb 13, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Feb 13, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 13, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Feb 13, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2349 | Climate Change Education Act | Identical bill | Apr 23, 2019 |
| S 2740 | Climate Change Education Act | Reintroduction of | Apr 24, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to authorize the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish a Climate Change Education Program, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Climate Change Education Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Air quality
- Atmospheric science and weather
- Building construction
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Commerce
- Education programs funding
- Elementary and secondary education
- Employment and training programs
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental education
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental technology
- Higher education
- Science and engineering education
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 13, 2019Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
