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H.R. 2670: The Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act

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H.R. 2670: The Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-04-20 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-04-20 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

The Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act

Plain summary

Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act This bill establishes a Civilian Climate Corps Program and generally revises benefits provided to national service program participants. The bill establishes a Civilian Climate Corps to operate (1) a national climate service program; and (2) a national climate service grant program to help communities respond to climate change and transition to a clean economy, including through reducing carbon emissions. The bill also provides for allowances for participants in certain national service programs, including the Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) program and the National Civilian Community Corps. The bill expands the exclusion from gross income, for income tax purposes, to exclude amounts received as educational awards or benefits and income attributable to discharges of student loan debt under the National and Community Service Act of 1990.

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Official text

The Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] · 42 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), André Carson (D-IN), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), John B. Larson (D-CT), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Ritchie Torres (D-NY), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Adam Smith (D-WA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Jared Huffman (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Betty McCollum (D-MN)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] reported raising $38.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr2670 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117