3.0.0 1244 2023-01-11T13:49:16Z 2023-01-11T13:49:16Z Senate S 2021-04-20 117 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-04-20T21:00:49Z The Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act 117 2670 HR 2021-04-20 Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Identical bill CRS Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Tax Relief Act of 2021 117 3941 HR 2021-06-16 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Related bill CRS Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Tax Relief Act of 2021 117 2075 S 2021-06-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2021-04-20 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2021-04-20 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. N S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2021-04-20 True P000145 Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] Alex Padilla D CA 2021-04-20 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2021-04-20 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2021-04-20 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2021-04-20 True V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2021-07-15 False B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2022-03-10 False W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2022-03-10 False Labor and Employment Advisory bodies Agricultural conservation and pollution Agricultural practices and innovations Air quality Alternative and renewable resources Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration Animal protection and human-animal relationships Building construction Climate change and greenhouse gases Community life and organization Disaster relief and insurance Economic development Education programs funding Emergency planning and evacuation Employment and training programs Energy efficiency and conservation Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental health Federal-Indian relations Food supply, safety, and labeling Forests, forestry, trees Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Higher education Housing supply and affordability Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles Income tax exclusion Indian social and development programs Labor standards Labor-management relations Minority education Minority health National and community service Parks, recreation areas, trails Poverty and welfare assistance Public contracts and procurement Public transit Residential rehabilitation and home repair Small business Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Solid waste and recycling Student aid and college costs Unemployment Vocational and technical education Wages and earnings Water quality Water use and supply Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Youth employment and child labor Labor and Employment 00 2021-04-20 Introduced in Senate 2022-04-04T12:47:45Z Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act

This bill establishes a Civilian Climate Corps Program and generally revises benefits provided to national service program participants.

The bill establishes a Civilian Climate Corps to operate (1) a national climate service program; and (2) a national climate service grant program to help communities respond to climate change and transition to a clean economy, including through reducing carbon emissions.

The bill also provides for allowances for participants in certain national service programs, including the Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) program and the National Civilian Community Corps.

The bill expands the exclusion from gross income, for income tax purposes, to exclude amounts received as educational awards or benefits and income attributable to discharges of student loan debt under the National and Community Service Act of 1990.

]]> Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act Display Title Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to establish a Civilian Climate Corps to help communities respond to climate change and transition to a clean economy, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s1244is/xml/BILLS-117s1244is.xml 2021-04-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.