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Veterans Conservation Corps Act of 2019

Introduced: April 10, 2019 Introduced by: Neguse, Joe Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 20, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
May 2, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Apr 11, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Apr 11, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Apr 10, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Apr 10, 2019
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.
Apr 10, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Conservation Corps Act of 2019

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a veterans conservation corps to assist unemployed veterans in the transition from military service to civilian life. Specifically, the VA and other specified federal agencies must employ such veterans (1) in conservation, resource management, firefighting, law enforcement, and historic preservation projects on public lands; (2) in maintenance and improvement projects for the National Cemetery Administration; and (3) as firefighters, law enforcement officers, and disaster relief personnel.

What's happening now May 20, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 9
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Ruiz, Raul
California · Apr 10, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2274: Veterans Conservation Corps Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2274/
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"H.R. 2274: Veterans Conservation Corps Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2274/.
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H.R. 2274, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2274/.
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