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HR 5229 117th Congress House

21st Century Civilian Conservation and Climate Corps Act

Official title: To authorize the President to establish the Civilian Conservation and Climate Corps as a means of providing gainful employment to unemployed and underemployed … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To authorize the President to establish the Civilian Conservation and Climate Corps as a means of providing gainful employment to unemployed and underemployed youth through the performance of useful public work, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 10, 2021 Introduced by: Kaptur, Marcy Democratic · Ohio See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Sep 10, 2021
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

21st Century Civilian Conservation and Climate Corps Act

This bill temporarily authorizes and provides funding for the President to establish and operate a Civilian Conservation and Climate Corps to employ young adults (ages 16-25) in connection with public conservation and climate projects.

If available funds are insufficient to employ every eligible individual seeking employment with the corps, preference must be given, in order, to (1) unemployed veterans, (2) unemployed individuals who have exhausted their unemployment benefits, (3) individuals who are otherwise eligible for unemployment benefits, (4) members of groups determined to have suffered economic or social disadvantages to finding decent work, and (5) other unemployed individuals.

The corps must pay employees wages comparable to wages paid to public-sector employees. The corps may also provide room, board, and clothing for employees, but the cost of these accommodations must be deducted from wages.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Sep 10, 2021
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Sep 10, 2021
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 10, 2021
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 10, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5229: 21st Century Civilian Conservation and Climate Corps Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5229/
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"H.R. 5229: 21st Century Civilian Conservation and Climate Corps Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5229/.
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H.R. 5229, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5229/.
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