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.
Equip the military to handle climate change and improve military readiness.
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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.
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.
The Clerk records S.1071 passing the House 312-112 on December 10, 2025; Jason Crow, Democrat of Colorado, voted Yea.
The Rules Committee page identifies Rules Committee Print 119-16 as showing the text of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026.
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.
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 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.
Assessments
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.