HR 5572 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act

Introduced Sep 19, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D-NY

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Latest action · Sep 19, 2023 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedSep 19, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 54

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 19, 2023 to Apr 11, 2024; 45 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-MAAyanna PressleyOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-MOCori BushOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-MDDavid J. TroneOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-ILDelia C. RamirezOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalSep 19, 2023
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-NYGrace MengOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-TXGreg CasarOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-MNIlhan OmarOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-NYJamaal BowmanOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-CAJared HuffmanOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-TXJasmine CrockettOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-HIJill N. TokudaOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-CAJimmy GomezOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-CAKevin MullinOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-TXLloyd DoggettOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-CAMark DeSaulnierOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-WIMark PocanOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-FLMaxwell FrostOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-NMMelanie A. StansburyOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-KYMorgan McGarveyOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-CARo KhannaOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-CARobert GarciaOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-PASummer L. LeeOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-CATed LieuOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-INAndré CarsonSep 20, 2023
D-MIDebbie DingellSep 20, 2023
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOct 26, 2023
D-NYRitchie TorresNov 1, 2023
D-CAKatie PorterMar 5, 2024
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.Mar 8, 2024
D-NJAndy KimMar 12, 2024
D-WAAdam SmithMar 19, 2024
D-VTBecca BalintApr 11, 2024

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Sep 19, 2023
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Sep 19, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 19, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Sep 19, 2023Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1 , Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to establish a Civilian Climate Corps to help communities respond to climate change and transition to a clean economy, and for other purposes.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 151, September 19, 2023, page H4409.

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
IN12334The American Climate CorpsInsightMar 19, 2024

Related bills 4

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 2670The Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice ActReintroduction ofApr 20, 2021
S 2838Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice ActIdentical billSep 19, 2023
S 5567Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice ActCross-Congress related billSep 24, 2026
HR 10585Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice ActCross-Congress related billSep 24, 2026

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to establish a Civilian Climate Corps to help communities respond to climate change and transition to a clean economy, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 19, 2023Introduced in House

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