Civilian Climate Corps Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2241
Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2021-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Ecology
Employment and training programs
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Executive agency funding and structure
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Forests, forestry, trees
Historical and cultural resources
Indian lands and resources rights
Indian social and development programs
Infrastructure development
Land use and conservation
Minority employment
National and community service
Natural disasters
Outdoor recreation
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Seashores and lakeshores
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Urban and suburban affairs and development
Wetlands
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: 

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.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2021-05-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2021-05-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: 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.
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: 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.
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: 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.
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House