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.
Establish a Civilian Climate Corps to help communities respond to climate change and transition to a clean economy.
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Evidence
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Ms. Ocasio-Cortez (for herself, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Mullin, Ms. Simon, Mr. Frost, Ms. Stansbury, Ms. Velázquez, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Casar, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Barragán, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mrs. Grijalva, Ms. Dexter, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Torres of New York, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Norton, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Carbajal, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Omar, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Cleaver, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Balint, Ms. Crockett, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Mr. Raskin, and Ms. Bonamici) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means
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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.
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SEC. 199P. ESTABLISHMENT OF A CIVILIAN CLIMATE CORPS. ``(a) In General.--The Corporation shall establish the Civilian Climate Corps to carry out the purpose of this subtitle.
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Today, we are excited to announce that we have put 20,000 young Americans to work in the American Climate Corps, reaching President Biden’s goal well ahead of schedule – and by the end of his term.
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All activities, programs, and operations associated with the American Climate Corps, including actions taken by any agency shall be terminated immediately.
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Greg Casar (TX); Ro Khanna (CA); Jerrold Nadler (NY); Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC); Ayanna Pressley (MA); Tony Cardenas (CA); Kevin Mullin (CA); Melanie Stansbury (NM); Jill N. Tokuda (HI); Grace F. Napolitano (CA); Janice D. Schakowsky (IL); Gerald E. Connolly (VA); Emanuel Cleaver (MO); Jasmine Crockett (TX); Robert Garcia (CA); Delia C. Ramirez (IL); Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ); Frederica S. Wilson (FL); James P. McGovern (MA); Adriano Espaillat (NY); Maxwell Frost (FL); Jamie Raskin (MD); Nydia M. Velazquez (NY); Jimmy Gomez (CA); Mark DeSaulnier (CA); Barbara Lee (CA); Yvette D. Clarke (NY); Raul M. Grijalva (AZ); Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ); Jamaal Bowman (NY); Ted Lieu (CA); Morgan McGarvey (KY); Mark Pocan (WI); Summer L. Lee (PA); Jared Huffman (CA); David J. Trone (MD); Grace Meng (NY); Ilhan Omar (MN); Lloyd Doggett (TX); Rashida Tlaib (MI); Pramila Jayapal (WA); Cori Bush (MO); Paul Tonko (NY); Steve Cohen (TN)
Assessments
The verified commitment is an outcome promise to establish a Civilian Climate Corps, not merely to introduce or cosponsor a bill. Verified passages show Lee was an original cosponsor of H.R. 10585 and that the bill text would establish the Corps, but the recorded status is introduction and committee referral, not enactment. The Biden-era American Climate Corps activity does not establish this legislative outcome for Lee and was later ordered terminated. With no enacted establishment and no expired deadline, the outcome remains unresolved, while Lee receives an effort badge for cosponsoring the matching legislation.