To establish youth advisory councils for the purpose of providing recommendations to the Environmental Protection Agency, Department of the Interior, Department of Energy, Department of Agriculture, and Department of Commerce with respect to environmental issues as those issues relate to youth communities, and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Agriculture, 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.

2026-04-20

The bill would create youth advisory councils that give young people a formal way to share their views on environmental issues with five major federal agencies: the EPA, Interior Department, Energy Department, Agriculture Department, and Commerce Department. These councils would help ensure that environmental policies take into account how they affect young people and their communities. The proposal is currently being reviewed by three House committees that handle energy, natural resources, and agriculture issues.