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HR 5631 111th Congress House Labor and Employment Accidents Employment and training programs Government trust funds Gulf of Mexico Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine pollution National and community service Oil and gas Pollution liability Unemployment Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Gulf Coast Conservation Corps Act of 2010

Introduced: June 29, 2010 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 13, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Jun 30, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Jun 30, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Jun 30, 2010
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1236)
Jun 29, 2010
Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
Jun 29, 2010
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
Jun 29, 2010
Referred to House Education and Labor
Jun 29, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Gulf Coast Conservation Corps Act of 2010 - Establishes the Gulf Coast Conservation Corps.

Requires the President, through the Corps, to hire individuals who meet certain requirements (unemployed, U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents, physically capable of performing work, and not enrolled as a full-time student) to carry out rehabilitation and enhancement projects involving the construction, maintenance, cleaning, and restoration in any area of the Gulf of Mexico affected by the oil discharged as a result of the Deepwater Horizon incident. Prohibits Corps participants whose positions are funded under this Act from displacing other employees whose positions are not funded under this Act.

Allows Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund amounts to be used for the costs of carrying out this Act.

What's happening now October 13, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Aug 10, 2010
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 15, 2010
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Jul 13, 2010
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jul 13, 2010
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 29, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5631: Gulf Coast Conservation Corps Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5631/
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"H.R. 5631: Gulf Coast Conservation Corps Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5631/.
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H.R. 5631, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5631/.
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