House Bill 4363
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Veterans Conservation Corps Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House on Nov 9, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
4363
Congress
115
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
Primary focus of measure is military operations and spending, facilities, procurement and weapons, personnel, intelligence; strategic materials; war and emergency powers; veterans’ issues. Measures concerning alliances and collective security, arms sales and military assistance, or arms control may fall under International Affairs policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Veterans Conservation Corps Act of 2017
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a veterans conservation corps to assist unemployed veterans in the transition from service in the Armed Forces to civilian life and to employ such veterans: (1) in conservation, resource management, fire fighting, law enforcement, and historic preservation projects on public lands; (2) in maintenance and improvement projects for cemeteries under the jurisdiction of the National Cemetery Administration; and (3) as firefighters, law enforcement officers, and disaster relief personnel.
November 9, 2017
05/22/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
11/13/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
11/13/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
11/09/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
11/09/2017
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, the Judiciary, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
11/09/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:38:02 PM