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House Bill 9959
119th Congress(2025-2026)
Green New Deal for Public Schools Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jul 27, 2026
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The bill focuses on providing grants and resources to enhance climate resilience and sustainability in public schools. It prioritizes improvements in school facilities, including healthy green retrofits and the construction of new, healthy zero-carbon schools. The bill mandates regular audits of public schools to identify green retrofit needs and allocates substantial funds for grants, administrative expenses, and technical support over a 10-year period. It also allocates $250 billion for grants to local educational agencies, prioritizing vulnerable or underrepresented student populations. The bill establishes educational equity planning grants, mandates appropriations to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and establishes a grant program for State educational agencies to develop and implement climate resiliency plans for public elementary and secondary schools.

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Introduced
Jul 27, 2026
Latest Action
Jul 27, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
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Bill Number
9959
Congress
119
Policy Area
Education
Education
Primary focus of measure is elementary, secondary, or higher education including special education and matters of academic performance, school administration, teaching, educational costs, and student aid.
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House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
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Text (1)
July 27, 2026
Actions (2)
07/27/2026
Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
07/27/2026
Introduced in House
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H.R.9959 119 Green New Deal for Public Schools Act
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