Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act

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Passed Both Chambers

Signed into Law

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

New Civilian Climate Corps would create jobs for climate projects.

This bill would create a new Civilian Climate Corps. It would offer jobs to help communities fight climate change and build a clean economy. These jobs would come with good pay, health care, and money for education, especially for communities that need it most. The Corps would grow to 600,000 positions by 2031 and protect workers' rights to form unions.

What Would Change

Currently, there is no dedicated Civilian Climate Corps program that offers structured job opportunities with these specific wages, health care, educational benefits, and labor protections. This bill would create such a Corps, significantly expanding federal support for climate resilience and clean energy projects while providing comprehensive benefits and strong worker rights to its members.

Key Provisions

Establishes a Civilian Climate Corps to create jobs for climate-related projects.
Requires Corps members to be paid at least $20 per hour, or the local prevailing wage for certain jobs, plus health care and other benefits.
Grants Corps members the right to form unions, collectively bargain, and strike without being fired.
Prioritizes at least 50% of projects and funding for under-resourced communities, including tribal lands.
Authorizes setting aside approximately $160 billion from the government's budget years 2027 to 2031 for the Corps and related programs (excluding CCC health care benefits, which would be funded as needed).
Plans to grow the Corps to 600,000 positions by the government's budget year 2031.

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Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act

What Would Change

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