To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a veterans conservation corps, and for other purposes.

United States115th CongressHR-4363House of Representatives
Updated: May 22, 2018

Summary

Veterans Conservation Corps Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a veterans conservation corps to assist unemployed veterans in the transition from service in the Armed Forces to civilian life and to employ such veterans: (1) in conservation, resource management, fire fighting, law enforcement, and historic preservation projects on public lands; (2) in maintenance and improvement projects for cemeteries under the jurisdiction of the National Cemetery Administration; and (3) as firefighters, law enforcement officers, and disaster relief personnel.

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Timeline

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

    House of Representatives

  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

    House of Representatives

  4. Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.

    House of Representatives