119-hres513

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 513 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
H. RES. 513

 Supporting the designation of the second Friday of June as ``National 
 Service and Conservation Corps Day''.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 June 12, 2025

Ms. Houlahan (for herself, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Bacon, and Mr. Fitzpatrick) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
 on Education and Workforce

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 RESOLUTION

 Supporting the designation of the second Friday of June as ``National 
 Service and Conservation Corps Day''.

Whereas there exists a network of National Service Programs (in this resolution 
 referred to as ``Service and Conservation Corps'') that receive funding 
 pursuant to subtitle C of the National and Community Service Act (42 
 U.S.C. 12571 et seq.);
Whereas such network includes more than 150 Service and Conservation Corps 
 across the country;
Whereas these Service and Conservation Corps annually provide education, 
 workforce development, and support services to nearly 23,000 young 
 adults and post-9/11 veterans;
Whereas today's Service and Conservation Corps are locally based organizations 
 that engage young adults (generally ages 16 to 25) and veterans (up to 
 age 35) in service projects that address recreation, disaster response, 
 conservation, and community needs;
Whereas these Service and Conservation Corps are direct descendants of the 
 Civilian Conservation Corps, a Great Depression-era Federal work relief 
 program that mobilized 3,000,000 young men to dramatically improve the 
 Nation's public lands;
Whereas Civilian Conservation Corps participants received food, shelter, 
 education, and a $30-a-month stipend;
Whereas, from 1933 to 1942, the Civilian Conservation Corps planted 
 3,000,000,000 trees and helped build trails, roads, campgrounds, and 
 other park infrastructure still in use today;
Whereas April 5, 2023, was the 90th anniversary of President Franklin D. 
 Roosevelt establishing the Civilian Conservation Corps with a 
 Presidential Executive order;
Whereas most modern Service and Conservation Corps are nonprofits or are 
 operated by units of State or local government;
Whereas, through public-private partnerships, Service and Conservation Corps 
 work with a range of organizations, government agencies, and 
 institutions to engage Corpsmembers in meaningful projects that address 
 local and national issues;
Whereas, through a term of service that could last from a few months to a year, 
 Corpsmembers experience the ``Corps Model'', where they gain work 
 experience and develop in-demand skills;
Whereas Corpsmembers are compensated with a stipend or living allowance and 
 often receive an education award or scholarship upon completing their 
 service;
Whereas, additionally, Corps provide participants with educational programming, 
 mentoring, and access to career and personal counseling, and some Corps 
 operate or partner with charter schools to help participants earn their 
 high school diploma or GED;
Whereas Corpsmembers complete thousands of community improvement, resilience, 
 and resource conservation projects every year;
Whereas Corpsmembers typically serve on crews alongside other young adults, or 
 in ``individual placement'' or internship positions that provide 
 additional capacity to Federal, State, and local resource management 
 agencies;
Whereas Service and Conservation Corps have longstanding partnerships with 
 Federal, State, and local community development and resource management 
 agencies to engage Corpsmembers in meaningful and necessary projects 
 across the country;
Whereas Service and Conservation Corps projects include--

    (1) the enhancement of neighborhoods and community public spaces, 
including public parks;

    (2) the preservation and protection of public lands, shorelines, 
waterways, habitat, and wildlife;

    (3) the preservation of historic structures;

    (4) providing access to and the enhancement of recreation on public 
lands and waters;

    (5) enhancing resilience to natural disasters; and

    (6) mitigation, response to, and recovery from natural disasters, 
including hurricanes and wildfire;

Whereas, during this past year, Corpsmembers who were personally impacted by the 
 devastation caused by Hurricanes Helene and Milton as well the 
 California wildfires, responded to these events in their own 
 communities, and Corpsmembers located across the country traveled to 
 these locations to help their fellow citizens in their time of need;
Whereas the United States urgently needs to respond to decades of deferred 
 maintenance on public lands and waters, restore critical ecosystems, and 
 make its communities more resilient;
Whereas the United States also has millions of young people facing unemployment 
 and barriers to opportunity; and
Whereas the existing network of more than 150 Service and Conservation Corps are 
 ready to meet the needs of these young Americans: Now, therefore, be it
 Resolved, That the House of Representatives--

    (1) supports the designation of a ``National Service and 
 Conservation Corps Day'';

    (2) congratulates the existing network of more than 150 
 Service and Conservation Corps on their contributions to the 
 United States;

    (3) urges the citizens of the United States to recognize 
 the importance of national service; and

    (4) supports the continuation and expansion of the national 
 network of Service and Conservation Corps under the National 
 and Community Service Act (42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.).
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