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S. 4376119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Apr 22, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Youth Climate Leadership Act of 2026
Introduced:
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Five federal agencies would each form a youth council of 16-to-29-year-olds to advise on environmental issues, funded through 2037.
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This bill would require five federal agencies to each create a Youth Advisory Council of 15 to 25 people between the ages of 16 and 29. These councils would research environmental topics, write reports, and send recommendations to their agency at least once a year on issues like climate change, pollution, and environmental fairness.
Council members would come from backgrounds such as business, schools, local governments, and environmental groups. At least half of each council's members must come from, live in, or work in communities identified as disadvantaged due to environmental or economic hardships.
The five agencies affected would be the EPA, the Department of the Interior, the Department of Energy, the Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Commerce. Each agency would receive formal input from young people on environmental decisions, particularly those affecting struggling communities.
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Right now: a Senate committee is reviewing it. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.