H.R. 2670 · 117th Congress

The Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act

Introduced on Apr 20, 2021 by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14). 42 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Apr 20, 2021): 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.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Apr 20, 2021
Cosponsors
42
0 from the other party
Policy area
Labor and Employment
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

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.

Subjects

  • 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

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Apr 20, 2021). Public domain.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Alexandria Ocasio-CortezD-NY-14Sponsor

Democrats · 42

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Apr 20, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Apr 20, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Apr 20, 2021 · HouseReferred 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.
  4. Apr 20, 2021 · HouseReferred 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.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

Analisa's mapping of committee jurisdiction to federal agencies; the bill may touch others, or none of these.

Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. D-WAVE GOVERNMENT INC.6 reports
    $70K reported (all issues)
  2. Giffords2 reports
    $140K reported (all issues)
  3. National Taxpayers Union2 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  4. UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE2 reports
    Federal contractor: UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE$8.9M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  5. AmerisourceBergen Corporation1 report
    Federal contractor: AMERISOURCEBERGEN DRUG CORP$5.6B in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  6. Cencora Inc. (formerly AmerisourceBergen Corporation)1 report
    $50K reported (all issues)
  7. Clark Street Associates LLC on behalf of Qorvo1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  8. Qorvo1 report
    $60K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: QORVO TEXAS, LLC$3.5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.