H.R. 3451 · 113th Congress · 2013–2014
Veterans Conservation Corps Act of 2013
H.R. 3451 in the 113th Congress (2013–2014) was introduced on Nov 12, 2013, sponsored by Joe Garcia with 29 co-sponsors.
During the 113th Congress (2013–2014), Barack Obama was president, and Republicans held the House majority and Democrats the Senate majority.
- Status
- Introduced
- Introduced
- Nov 12, 2013
- Co-sponsors
- 29
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security
What it does
Veterans Conservation Corps Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary 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, firefighting, law enforcement, and historic preservation projects on public lands; (2) in maintenance and improvement projects fo…
Summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service.
Sponsor
Joe Garcia (D-FL). Co-sponsors: 29 Democrats.
Where it stands
- IntroducedNov 12, 2013
- Passed the House—
- Passed the Senate—
- Sent to the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology. (Dec 13, 2013)
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- H.R. 3210: Pay Our Military Act
- H.J.Res. 91: Department of Defense Survivor Benefits Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014
- H.R. 3302: To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Bay Pines, Florida, as the "C.W. Bill…
- S. 893: Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2013
- H.R. 1402: VA Expiring Authorities Extension Act of 2013
- S. 1471: Alicia Dawn Koehl Respect for National Cemeteries Act
- H.R. 3304: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014
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