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Civilian Climate Corps Act of 2021

Introduced: March 26, 2021 Introduced by: Neguse, Joe Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 15, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
May 28, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
May 28, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Mar 26, 2021
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.
Mar 26, 2021
Introduced in House
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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.

What's happening now June 15, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1057 Identical bill Civilian Climate Corps Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · May 28, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2241: Civilian Climate Corps Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2241/
MLA
"H.R. 2241: Civilian Climate Corps Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2241/.
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H.R. 2241, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2241/.
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[H.R. 2241: Civilian Climate Corps Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2241/)
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