AI–WISE Act

House Bill

H.R. 5784

119th Congress

AI–WISE Act

Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 0.

Introduced:Oct 17, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Jamaal Bowman

D - NY

Cosponsors

82

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Education

Summary

This bill aims to make public schools more environmentally friendly and equitable. It would provide grants to help schools become 'healthy zero-carbon' by upgrading their facilities to use renewable energy. The bill would also give funding to hire more teachers and staff at high-need schools, as well as support programs to make schools more resilient to climate change and disasters.

Latest Action

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Introduced10/17/2025

StatusOrdered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 0.

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AI–WISE Act

This bill aims to make public schools more environmentally friendly and equitable. It would provide grants to help schools become 'healthy zero-carbon' by upgrading their facilities to use renewable energy. The bill would also give funding to hire more teacher

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This bill aims to make public schools more environmentally friendly and equitable. It would provide grants to help schools become 'healthy zero-carbon' by upgrading their facilities to use renewable energy. The bill would also give funding to hire more teachers and staff at high-need schools, as well as support programs to make schools more resilient to climate change and disasters.

Bill Number: 5784
Introduced: 10/17/2025
Status: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 0.
Policy Area: Education

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Fact Sheet

Title: AI–WISE Act
Bill Number: 5784
Sponsor: No sponsor
Status: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 0.
Introduced: 10/17/2025
Summary: This bill aims to make public schools more environmentally friendly and equitable. It would provide grants to help schools become 'healthy zero-carbon' by upgrading their facilities to use renewable energy. The bill would also give funding to hire more teachers and staff at high-need schools, as wel

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill aims to make public schools more environmentally friendly and equitable. It would provide grants to help schools become 'healthy zero-carbon' by upgrading their facilities to use renewable energy. The bill would also give funding to hire more teachers and staff at high-need schools, as well as support programs to make schools more resilient to climate change and disasters.

Last updated: 12/29/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Green New Deal for Public Schools Act of 2023 This bill provides environmental and educational resources to public elementary and secondary schools and Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy to provide climate capital facilities grants to eligible entities (e.g., public schools and BIE schools). Grant recipients must use these funds to construct new, or convert existing facilities into, healthy zero-carbon schools. Healthy zero-carbon school refers to a school with highly energy-efficient facilities that produce or procure sufficient carbon-free and pollution-free renewable energy to meet the school's needs. The bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to award resource block grants to qualified local educational agencies (LEAs) to hire and retain educators and staff in high-need schools. ED must award grants to eligible consortia of LEAs for educational equity planning and implementation. ED must establish the Climate Change Resiliency Program to increase the resiliency of public and BIE schools during climate change-related events, natural disasters, and public health crises. Further, ED must establish a related grant program for state educational agencies. Grant recipients must use these funds for certain activities (e.g., green infrastructure projects). The bill establishes the Office of Sustainable Schools within ED to (1) administer the resource block grant and educational equity grant programs, and (2) coordinate with specified agencies and the White House Office of Domestic Climate Policy on climate capital facilities grants and the Climate Change Resiliency Program.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Provides grants to help public schools and Native American schools upgrade their facilities to use renewable energy and become 'healthy zero-carbon' buildings
Directs the Department of Education to award grants to school districts to hire and retain more teachers and staff at high-need schools
Establishes a program to increase the resilience of public schools to climate change, natural disasters, and public health crises
Creates a new Office of Sustainable Schools within the Department of Education to oversee these initiatives

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

If this bill becomes law, it would affect public elementary and secondary schools across the country, as well as schools operated by the Bureau of Indian Education. It would provide substantial new funding and resources to make schools more environmentally sustainable, equitable, and resilient to major challenges. This could lead to significant improvements in school facilities, increased educational opportunities and staffing at high-need schools, and better preparedness for climate change impacts.