# 115-hr-4363: Veterans Conservation Corps Act of 2017

115-hr-4363, Veterans Conservation Corps Act of 2017, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] (D-CO); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4363
- Congress: 115
- Title: Veterans Conservation Corps Act of 2017
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
- Introduced: 2017-11-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] (D-CO)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (14)

- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2017-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2017-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- RICHARD NOLAN (D-MN), 2017-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2017-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2017-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2017-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2017-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kihuen, Ruben J. [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2017-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2017-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2017-11-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2017-11-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2017-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2017-11-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2017-12-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act
- 115-hr-6033: International Human Rights Defense Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5374: Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5087: Assault Weapons Ban of 2018
- 115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017

## Sources
- [115-hr-4363 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4363)

## Related
- [115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6545)
- [115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6135)
- [115-hr-6033: International Human Rights Defense Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6033)
- [115-hr-5374: Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5374)
- [115-hr-5087: Assault Weapons Ban of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5087)
- [115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4240)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4363 (as of 2025-11-18).