3.0.0 1394 2020-02-10T16:51:50Z 2020-02-10T16:51:50Z House H HR 2009-03-09 111 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed04 Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee Referred to 2009-04-29T14:03:49Z Referred to 2009-03-09T16:33:12Z 2009-04-29 hsed04 Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities. Committee 2009-03-09 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2009-03-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-03-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress I000026 Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1] JAY INSLEE D WA 1 N S001168 Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] John Sarbanes D MD P. 3 2009-03-09 True Social Welfare Alternative and renewable resources Disaster relief and insurance Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Employment and training programs Energy efficiency and conservation Forests, forestry, trees Government information and archives Higher education Housing for the elderly and disabled Infrastructure development Intergovernmental relations Military facilities and property National and community service Parks, recreation areas, trails Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Solid waste and recycling State and local government operations Student aid and college costs Social Welfare 00 2009-03-09 Introduced in House 2009-06-25T15:46:45Z Clean Energy Corps Act - Amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to direct the Corporation for National and Community Service to make grants to states and eligible entities for the creation or expansion of Clean Energy Corps programs, possibly including residential programs, with the following goals: (1) to promote clean energy use and preserve, protect, and sustain the environment; (2) to provide young adults with opportunities to become better citizens, students, and workers through meaningful service to their communities and the nation; (3) to mobilize youth and young adults, especially disadvantaged youth, to promote energy conservation and mitigate threats to the environment; and (4) to provide a pathway to responsible adulthood and productive, unsubsidized employment in the private sector.

Authorizes Corps programs to implement activities that: (1) meet an identifiable public need with specific emphasis on projects in support of energy conservation, infrastructure and transportation improvement, and emergency operations; and (2) provide opportunities for youth and young adults to be trained for careers related to such activities, including those in the emerging field of green collar jobs.

Limits enrollment of program participants to: (1) individuals between 18 and 25 years of age, in general; (2) individuals between 14 and 21 for summer programs; and (3) a limited number of special Corpsman over 25 with special skills. Requires Corps programs that receive assistance to ensure that at least 50% of the participants are economically disadvantage youth.

]]> Clean Energy Corps Act Short Titles as Introduced Clean Energy Corps Act Display Title Clean Energy Corps Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to establish the Clean Energy Corps to mobilize young people to promote energy conservation and mitigate threats to the environment. Introduced in House 2009-03-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr1394ih/xml/BILLS-111hr1394ih.xml 2009-04-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.