Congress·In Committee·H.R. 9449

Global Climate Resilience Act of 2026

Climate Change: Debt Relief for Developing Nations

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Next up: A house committee

The Global Climate Resilience Act of 2026 is currently in the early stages of the legislative process. It was sent to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the House Committee on Financial Services on June 23, 2026, and these groups must review it before it can move forward. No further action has taken place since that date, and most bills do not advance past this committee stage.

Legislative Progress

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Very unlikely to pass

This bill was introduced by a small group of Democrats and faces a difficult path because it involves canceling debt and spending federal funds on foreign aid.

How we got here

This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.

Reintroduced
Reintroduced from S. 5617 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
S. 5617 (118th) →

Key Points

This bill allows the U.S. government to lower or cancel the money that developing countries owe to the United States. To get this help, these countries must agree to use the saved money to protect their people from extreme weather like floods, storms, and rising sea levels.
To be eligible for debt relief, a country must have a democratically elected government and a good human rights record. The bill focuses on low income nations and small island states that are most at risk from climate disasters.
The plan encourages debt-for-resilience swaps. This means the U.S. cancels a portion of a country's debt if that country proves it is spending money on projects like building sea walls, planting trees to prevent erosion, or planning for long-term droughts.
The bill also directs U.S. officials at global organizations like the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund to push for similar debt relief programs. It suggests creating a new international insurance program that would give countries quick cash immediately after a natural disaster happens.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

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Jun 24, 2026House

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.

Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.

Jun 24, 2026

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

No votes or news coverage recorded for this bill yet.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Global Climate Resilience Act of 2026

Bill NumberHR 9449

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.