# 119-s-1788: Civilian Conservation Center Enhancement Act of 2025

119-s-1788, Civilian Conservation Center Enhancement Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1788
- Congress: 119
- Title: Civilian Conservation Center Enhancement Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-15
- Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Civilian Conservation Centers** would be set up to give underserved youth residential training in forestry, conservation, and wildland firefighting. The bill would authorize wildland firefighting workforce pilots and a housing pilot, create direct-hire pathways for graduates, and require agencies to plan how to use CCC capacity. - Underserved youth gain residential training and paid student work, with a hiring goal of 300 covered graduates annually into firefighting or related fields. - Public land agencies and rural communities get a pipeline of trained workers, with recruitment investments, signing bonuses, and direct-hire authority beginning in fiscal year 2025. - Agencies must offer curricula from incident management to heavy equipment operation, identify workforce needs, prepare recruitment and instructors, and report to Congress on underused CCC capacity and needed investments within a year.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2025-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2025-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI), 2025-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-05-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Housing pilot for firefighters: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would start a Wildland Firefighting Housing Pilot that hires covered students to repair and expand federal housing for firefighters and agency staff. The pilot would identify federal properties for renovation and areas fit for new construction. The agencies must send Congress a…
- Training, Hiring, and Student Pay: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would create and expand Civilian Conservation Center training in forestry, firefighting, and other public-land careers. It would define who counts as a covered student and covered graduate. The agencies could pay covered students normal wages for necessary work hours and encour…

## Related bills

- 119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act
- 119-s-383: JOBS Act of 2025
- 119-s-1677: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
- 119-s-1032: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-1788 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1788)

## Related
- [119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2763)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
- [119-s-383: JOBS Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-383)
- [119-s-1677: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1677)
- [119-s-1032: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1032)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1788 (as of 2025-12-21).