# 119-s-5567: Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act 119-s-5567, Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5567 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-s-5567 - Congress: 119 - Title: Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2026-09-24 - Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA) - Cosponsors: 5 - Policy area: Labor and Employment - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-10-16 ## Summary **Civilian Climate Corps** that would scale nationwide climate, clean-energy, resilience, conservation, and remediation service while creating clean-economy career pathways and prioritizing environmental justice for under-resourced communities. - Participants would receive a baseline living allowance of at least $20 per hour, a gold-level health plan premium if purchased on the state exchange, and up to $25,000 in education benefits per term of service. - At least 50% of participants and at least 50% of CCC labor and funding would support under-resourced communities of need, with at least 10% of that focus reserved for Indian country. - The program would require prevailing wages and labor neutrality from contractors, treat members as employees for collective bargaining, allow members to strike, and set binding arbitration rules for disputes. *Would authorize about $159.6 billion in supplemental appropriations for FY2027–FY2031, plus unspecified health care costs, increasing federal outlays over that period.* ## Cosponsors (5) - Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - Corps member pay, health, and housing: benefit, high. If enacted, Civilian Climate Corps members would get a living allowance of at least $20 per hour that rises each year with the BLS median hourly wage. Members who enroll in a gold‑level plan on their State Health Benefit Exchange would have that annual premium paid for them and any dependents. Memb… - Larger service award, tax-free: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would make the national service educational award equal to twice the maximum Federal Pell Grant amount. For tax years ending after enactment, national service awards under Subtitle D and educational benefits under Subtitle K would be excluded from gross income, and related stud… - Major funding authorizations: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would authorize large additional appropriations for 2027–2031. That includes $19.5 billion for national service administration, assistance, and awards, $91.2 billion for the Subtitle K climate program (excluding separate education and health benefits), and $48.9 billion for Sub… - Service terms, training, follow-up: benefit, medium. If enacted, Civilian Climate Corps service agreements would last at least nine months and no more than one year, and a participant could renew once. Each member would get 2 to 6 weeks of common service‑learning training that counts as service and pay, plus at least 4 weeks of career and technical e… - Worker pay and bargaining rights: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would set wage floors and collective bargaining rules for Corps members and project workers. Construction laborers and mechanics must receive at least the local Davis‑Bacon prevailing wage and other service workers must meet Service Contract Act wage and fringe minimums. The Co… - Climate grant rules and priorities: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would let the Corporation award national climate service grants to states, tribes, territories, nonprofits, labor groups, Federal agencies, and colleges. It would reserve 30% of grant funds for State allotments, 5% for Indian tribes, and 70% for competitive grants, and give eac… - New Climate Corps program targets: mixed, high. If enacted, the bill would create a Civilian Climate Corps under the federal Corporation for National and Community Service. The CEO would publish a roadmap with national program position targets of 50,000 (2027), 100,000 (2028), 175,000 (2029), 275,000 (2030), and 400,000 (2031), and grant-program… ## Related bills - 119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act - 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026 - 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act - 119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act - 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act - 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act ## Sources - [119-s-5567 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5567) ## Related - [119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2819) - [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990) - [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823) - [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-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5567 (as of 2026-10-16).