House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Green New Deal for Public Schools Act
Official title: To establish a Green New Deal for public schools.
Sponsor: Rep. Pramila Jayapal D-WAWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 27, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 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.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9959.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. JAYAPAL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 122, July 27, 2026, Page H5203):``This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I of the United States Constitution and its subsequent amendments, and further clarified and interpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 27, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 228 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9959, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9959
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 25, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1a2765e0c91eda7d895133d188c5099073b1371fd5ce4686ce787d7bda177ec8
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 25, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
18 cosponsors — 18 Democrats
0 of 18 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Troy Carter (D-LA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Christopher Deluzio (D-PA), Valerie Foushee (D-NC), Jesús García (D-IL), Daniel Goldman (D-NY), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Delia Ramirez (D-IL), Lateefah Simon (D-CA), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Paul Tonko (D-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Pramila Jayapal.
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- H.Res. 1179 (119th) Condemning attacks on civilians in Sudan and calling for an end to external support to the warring parties and for efforts to promote a…
- H.R. 6397 (119th) Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act
- H.Res. 473 (119th) Calling for the urgent delivery and disbursement of humanitarian aid to address the needs of civilians in Gaza.
- H.R. 3069 (119th) Medicare for All Act
- H.R. 3971 (119th) Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.