H.R. 6492
117th Congress
House
Climate Resilience Workforce Act
Official title: To establish a climate resilience workforce, and for other purposes.
Environmental Protection
Advisory bodiesAir qualityCitizenship and naturalizationClimate change and greenhouse gases
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Community life and organizationCongressional oversightCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentDrug, alcohol, tobacco useEcologyEmergency planning and evacuationEmployee hiringEmployee leaveEmployment and training programsEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental healthEnvironmental regulatory proceduresExecutive Office of the PresidentExecutive agency funding and structureFiresFirst responders and emergency personnelFood assistance and reliefGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationImmigration status and proceduresIndian social and development programsLabor standardsLow- and moderate-income housingNatural disastersPerformance measurementPublic contracts and procurementPublic-private cooperationRacial and ethnic relationsSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsState and local government operationsUrban and suburban affairs and developmentWages and earningsWorker safety and health
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12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Feb 8, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Jan 26, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Jan 26, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Jan 26, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jan 26, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Jan 26, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Jan 26, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Jan 25, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Oversight and Reform, the Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, Ways and Means, Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Financial Services, 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.
Jan 25, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
Jan 25, 2022
Introduced in House
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Plain-English summary
Climate Resilience Workforce Act
This bill sets forth provisions to establish a climate resilience workforce, a national climate resilience action plan, an Office of Climate Resilience within the White House, and related efforts and entities.
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Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
19
- Agriculture Committee
- Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee
- Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
- Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
- Education and Workforce Committee
- Energy and Commerce Committee
- Environment Subcommittee
- Financial Services Committee
- Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee
- Highways and Transit Subcommittee
- Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
- Judiciary Committee
- Natural Resources Committee
- Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee
- Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee
- Ways and Means Committee
- Work and Welfare Subcommittee
Cosponsors
40
D
Lieu, Ted
Payne, Donald
D
Panetta, Jimmy
D
Boyle, Brendan F.
D
DeSaulnier, Mark
D
Meng, Grace
D
Quigley, Mike
D
Chu, Judy
D
Castor, Kathy
D
Pocan, Mark
D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
Bass, Karen
Blumenauer, Earl
Bowman, Jamaal
Bush, Cori
D
Carson, André
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
D
Cleaver, Emanuel
D
Connolly, Gerald E.
D
Escobar, Veronica
D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
D
Huffman, Jared
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Jones, Mondaire
Lee, Barbara
Levin, Andy
MALONEY, CAROLYN
D
Nadler, Jerrold
Napolitano, Grace
Newman, Marie
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
D
Pressley, Ayanna
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
D
Smith, Adam
D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
D
Takano, Mark
D
Tlaib, Rashida
D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6492: Climate Resilience Workforce Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6492/
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