S 1244 117th Congress Senate Labor and Employment Advisory bodies Agricultural conservation and pollution Agricultural practices and innovations Air quality Alternative and renewable resources Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration Animal protection and human-animal relationships Building construction Climate change and greenhouse gases Community life and organization Disaster relief and insurance Economic development Education programs funding Emergency planning and evacuation Employment and training programs Energy efficiency and conservation Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental health Federal-Indian relations

Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act

Introduced: April 20, 2021 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Apr 20, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Apr 20, 2021

Introduced in Senate

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act

This bill establishes a Civilian Climate Corps Program and generally revises benefits provided to national service program participants.

The bill establishes a Civilian Climate Corps to operate (1) a national climate service program; and (2) a national climate service grant program to help communities respond to climate change and transition to a clean economy, including through reducing carbon emissions.

The bill also provides for allowances for participants in certain national service programs, including the Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) program and the National Civilian Community Corps.

The bill expands the exclusion from gross income, for income tax purposes, to exclude amounts received as educational awards or benefits and income attributable to discharges of student loan debt under the National and Community Service Act of 1990.

What's happening now April 20, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Committees of jurisdiction 1