H.R. 5631: Gulf Coast Conservation Corps Act of 2010
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H.R. 5631: Gulf Coast Conservation Corps Act of 2010
111th Congress · introduced 2010-06-29 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2010-06-29 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Gulf Coast Conservation Corps Act of 2010
Plain summary
Gulf Coast Conservation Corps Act of 2010 - Establishes the Gulf Coast Conservation Corps. Requires the President, through the Corps, to hire individuals who meet certain requirements (unemployed, U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents, physically capable of performing work, and not enrolled as a full-time student) to carry out rehabilitation and enhancement projects involving the construction, maintenance, cleaning, and restoration in any area of the Gulf of Mexico affected by the oil discharged as a result of the Deepwater Horizon incident. Prohibits Corps participants whose positions are funded under this Act from displacing other employees whose positions are not funded under this Act. Allows Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund amounts to be used for the costs of carrying out this Act.
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Official text
Gulf Coast Conservation Corps Act of 2010
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23] · 10 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Al Green (D-TX), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr5631.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>
Record fed-us-cong111-hr5631 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111