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115-hr-4363115th Congress

Veterans Conservation Corps Act of 2017

Sponsored By: Representative Polis, Jared [D-CO-2]

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Summary

Veterans Conservation Corps Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a veterans conservation corps to assist unemployed veterans in the transition from service in the Armed Forces to civilian life and to employ such veterans: (1) in conservation, resource management, fire fighting, law enforcement, and historic preservation projects on public lands; (2) in maintenance and improvement projects for cemeteries under the jurisdiction of the National Cemetery Administration; and (3) as firefighters, law enforcement officers, and disaster relief personnel.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Polis, Jared [D-CO-2]

CO • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 11/9/2017

  • Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 11/9/2017

  • RICHARD NOLAN

    MN • D

    Sponsored 11/9/2017

  • Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 11/9/2017

  • Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 11/9/2017

  • Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]

    WI • D

    Sponsored 11/9/2017

  • Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 11/9/2017

  • Rep. Kihuen, Ruben J. [D-NV-4]

    NV • D

    Sponsored 11/9/2017

  • Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1]

    NH • D

    Sponsored 11/9/2017

  • Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1]

    HI • D

    Sponsored 11/13/2017

  • Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 11/13/2017

  • Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 11/15/2017

  • Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 11/28/2017

  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

    Sponsored 12/11/2017

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