HOUSE 2274116th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Veterans Conservation Corps Act of 2019

Last Action: 5/20/2019

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2019-05-20Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
2019-05-02Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
2019-04-11Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
2019-04-11Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
2019-04-10Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
2019-04-10Referred 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.
2019-04-10Referred 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.
2019-04-10Referred 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.
2019-04-10Referred 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.
2019-04-10Introduced in House
2019-04-10Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2019-04-10 (00)

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.

Cosponsors (1)

Raul Ruiz (D-CA)

Subjects

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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