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H.R. 2987 115th Congress House

21st Century Conservation Service Corps Act

Official title: To amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to establish the 21st Century Conservation Service Corps to place youth and veterans in national service positions … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to establish the 21st Century Conservation Service Corps to place youth and veterans in national service positions to conserve, restore, and enhance the great outdoors of the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 7, 2018 See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Department of the InteriorDisaster relief and insuranceEmployment and training programsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel management
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Higher educationHistorical and cultural resourcesIndian lands and resources rightsLand use and conservationMinority employmentNational and community serviceOutdoor recreationParks, recreation areas, trailsSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsStudent aid and college costsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationYouth employment and child labor
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 Everywhere this bill has been 24 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 28, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 862.
Dec 28, 2018
Committee on Transportation discharged.
Dec 28, 2018
Committee on Education and the Workforce discharged.
Dec 6, 2018
House Committee on Education and the Workforce Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 28, 2018.
Dec 6, 2018
House Committee on Transportation Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 28, 2018.
Dec 6, 2018
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Dec 6, 2018
Committee on Agriculture discharged.
Dec 6, 2018
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1066, Part I.
Jan 17, 2018
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Jan 17, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jan 17, 2018
Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans Discharged.
Jan 17, 2018
Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs Discharged.
Jan 17, 2018
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
Jul 11, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Jun 29, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Jun 29, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
Jun 29, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Jun 23, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Jun 23, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 22, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Jun 22, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jun 22, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Jun 21, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Energy and Commerce, 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 21, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 28, 2018

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 862.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

21st Century Conservation Service Corps Act of 2017

This bill amends the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to replace provisions that established the Public Lands Corps with provisions establishing the 21st Century Conservation Service Corps (21CSC) to:

  • engage youth and veterans in civilian national service positions to conserve, rebuild, and enhance the natural resources, infrastructure, and recreation assets of the United States;
  • increase public access to, and use of, public and tribal land and water, infrastructure, and natural, cultural, and historical resources, while spurring economic development and outdoor recreation and addressing backlogged maintenance on public land;
  • conserve, restore, and enhance such resources by carrying out high-quality, cost-effective projects;
  • ensure that the activities and expertise of corpsmembers will be accessible to any public, nonprofit, or tribal entity responsible for the stewardship of land and water in coordination with the land or water owner;
  • place youth and veterans in civilian national service positions to protect, restore, and enhance U.S. natural resources, infrastructure, and recreation assets in a cost-effective manner without undue duplication or overlap of federal agency activities or programs; and
  • channel widespread interest among youth and veterans in serving in such positions to help conserve, restore, and enhance public and tribal land and water, infrastructure, and natural, cultural, and historical resources and to develop the next generation of outdoor stewards, entrepreneurs, recreationists, and sportsmen.

The 21CSC shall be implemented jointly by the participating entities, which shall include the Corporation for National and Community Service, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the Departments of Interior, Agriculture, Transportation, Labor, Energy, Defense, Veterans Affairs, Commerce, Education, and Housing and Urban Development. Such entities shall: (1) establish a process for an organization to become a 21CSC organization, and (2) support 21CSC projects.

A 21CSC organization shall provide to each youth or veteran corpsmember a wage, stipend, living allowance, and/or an educational credit, as well as skills development, credentials, and education, for participation in a 21CSC project that involves:

  • specified conservation and restoration projects;
  • the support, development, and enhancement of outdoor recreation or urban green space;
  • service that is primarily indoors with a clear benefit for natural, cultural, or historic resources or treasures; or
  • a project on private land or water having a direct or recognized public or environmental benefit or the funding of which originated from a governmental entity.

The bill sets forth provisions governing 21CSC conservation centers and program support, the provision of resource assistants, and Corpsmember eligibility for a noncompetitive hiring status and national service educational awards.

A participating entity may offer to enter into a cooperative agreement with a tribal agency or a 21CSC organization to establish and administer the Indian Youth 21st Century Conservation Service Corps, which shall carry out 21CSC projects on tribal land or water.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1403 21st Century Conservation Service Corps Act
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 14
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 3 Republican 2
D
Khanna, Ro
California · Mar 7, 2018
Esty, Elizabeth
· Feb 27, 2018
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· Feb 14, 2018
Pearce, Stevan
· Feb 8, 2018
Curbelo, Carlos
· Jan 17, 2018
 R
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Jan 17, 2018
Hanabusa, Colleen
· Nov 28, 2017
Gianforte, Greg
· Oct 31, 2017
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Oct 31, 2017
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Oct 12, 2017
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Jun 21, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2987: 21st Century Conservation Service Corps Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2987/
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