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S 1736 116th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Appropriations Department of Agriculture Department of Labor Employment and training programs Executive agency funding and structure Forests, forestry, trees Youth employment and child labor

Job Corps Protection Act

Introduced: June 5, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Jun 5, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Jun 5, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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Job Corps Protection Act

This bill instructs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Labor to (1) not transfer the function of any Forest Service Jobs Corps Civilian Conservation Center to Labor, and (2) ensure that each center is wholly operated only by USDA.

Also, the bill prohibits any of the funds appropriated to USDA or Labor for FY2019 or FY2020 from being used to close any center.

What's happening now June 5, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 6 Republican 2
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 5, 2019
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jun 5, 2019
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Jun 5, 2019
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Jun 5, 2019
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Jun 5, 2019
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Jun 5, 2019
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Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Jun 5, 2019
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jun 5, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1736: Job Corps Protection Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1736/
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"S. 1736: Job Corps Protection Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1736/.
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S. 1736, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1736/.
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