Congress 116 - HR 2274 - Veterans Conservation Corps Act of 2019

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Armed Forces and National Security Army Corps of Engineers Cemeteries and funerals Corporation for National and Community Service Department of Agriculture Department of Homeland Security Department of the Interior Disaster relief and insurance Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Fires First responders and emergency personnel Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Historic sites and heritage areas Land use and conservation Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers National and community service Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

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Veterans Conservation Corps Act of 2019

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a veterans conservation corps to assist unemployed veterans in the transition from military service to civilian life. Specifically, the VA and other specified federal agencies must employ such veterans (1) in conservation, resource management, firefighting, law enforcement, and historic preservation projects on public lands; (2) in maintenance and improvement projects for the National Cemetery Administration; and (3) as firefighters, law enforcement officers, and disaster relief personnel.

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May 20, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
May 2, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Apr 11, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Apr 11, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Apr 10, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Apr 10, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, the Judiciary, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
Apr 10, 2019

Introduced in House

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