Bill Sponsor
House Bill 2241
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Civilian Climate Corps Act of 2021
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 26, 2021
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Introduced
Mar 26, 2021
Latest Action
Jun 15, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2241
Congress
117
Policy Area
Labor and Employment
Labor and Employment
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting hiring and composition of the workforce, wages and benefits, labor-management relations; occupational safety, personnel management, unemployment compensation. Measures concerning public-sector employment may fall under Government Operations and Politics policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Civilian Climate Corps Act of 2021

This bill requires the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture, in coordination with other relevant federal agencies, to enter into an interagency agreement establishing a Civilian Climate Corps, to be operated in accordance with the National and Community Service Act of 1990 and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973.

A project carried out by the corps must (1) prioritize efforts to assist disproportionately impacted communities, or be carried out in partnership with a qualified youth service or conservation corps; (2) be coordinated with tribal and Native American communities to protect natural cultural resources; and (3) accomplish one or more of particular objectives such as conserving, monitoring, and restoring public land and water to help mitigate and adapt to climate change.

Text (1)
March 26, 2021
Actions (5)
06/15/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
05/28/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
05/28/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
03/26/2021
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Education and Labor, 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.
03/26/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:48:00 PM