Equip the military to handle climate change and improve military readiness.

Jason Crow · Colorado · Democratic

policy impact 0.65 specificity 0.55 extraction confidence 78%

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Jason knows climate change is one of the greatest threats to our national security and is finding ways to better equip our military to handle our changing environment and improve our military readiness.

Crow commits to finding ways to prepare the military for climate-related threats and improve readiness.

National Security | Representative Jason Crow
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Evidence

Crow's office says climate change is a major national-security threat and that he is working to better equip the military for a changing environment and readiness.

Establishes the promise/standard being assessed: military climate preparedness tied to readiness.

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National Security | Representative Jason Crow
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

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Congress.gov lists S.1071 as law and says the latest action was that it became Public Law No. 119-60 on December 18, 2025.

An FY2026 defense authorization became law during Crow's post-2024 term, creating the main enacted vehicle for any military readiness and environment-related provisions.

partial same_term

S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 | Congress.gov
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

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The Clerk records S.1071 passing the House 312-112 on December 10, 2025; Jason Crow, Democrat of Colorado, voted Yea.

Crow took concrete action to advance the enacted FY2026 NDAA, which contained some readiness, weather, energy, and installation provisions relevant to the promise.

partial same_term A for effort

Roll Call 320 | Bill Number: S.1071 | Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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The Rules Committee page identifies Rules Committee Print 119-16 as showing the text of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026.

Links the official Rules Committee print to the S.1071 text considered by the House for the enacted FY2026 NDAA.

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S. 1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 | House Rules Committee
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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Section 320 directs the Air Force to establish a commercial weather data program to support operational forecasting and improve mission planning in data-sparse and contested environments.

This is a concrete enacted preparedness/readiness measure, but it addresses weather and operational planning rather than a full military climate-change adaptation program.

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Rules Committee Print 119-16: Text of House Amendment to S. 1071
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

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Section 319 creates an Advanced Nuclear Transition Working Group with duties to identify military installation energy requirements and operational gaps addressable through advanced nuclear capabilities.

The provision supports military energy resilience and mission capability in austere or contested environments, partially overlapping with climate/readiness resilience goals.

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Rules Committee Print 119-16: Text of House Amendment to S. 1071
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 80%

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The funding table increases Operational Energy and Installation Resilience from $49.460 million requested to $59.460 million authorized, but separately authorizes $0 for a $684.330 million Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment Program request.

The enacted text shows mixed results: some operational energy and installation resilience funding was increased, while a major energy resilience construction program request was not authorized.

partial same_term

Rules Committee Print 119-16: Text of House Amendment to S. 1071
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

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Assessments

partial same_term A for effort

Crow’s 2024 House campaign promise was broad: equip the military for climate change and improve readiness. During the term following that election, the FY2026 NDAA became law and Crow voted for it. The enacted measure included some relevant readiness, weather forecasting, operational energy, and installation resilience provisions, including increased operational energy and installation resilience authorization. However, the evidence shows mixed and limited delivery, including no authorization for a major energy resilience construction request, and does not show Crow authored or secured a comprehensive military climate adaptation program. This supports partial fulfillment in the same term, with credit for concrete legislative advancement but not full delivery.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%