Sponsors (4)
Last progress June 12, 2025 (8 months ago)
Introduced on June 12, 2025 by Christina Houlahan
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Designates a National Service and Conservation Corps Day to recognize and celebrate the nationwide network of more than 150 local Service and Conservation Corps that provide education, workforce training, and service opportunities for young adults and post-9/11 veterans. The resolution congratulates the corps for conservation, community, and disaster-response work, and urges continued support and expansion of the corps network consistent with the National and Community Service Act.
Defines a network of National Service Programs that receive funding under subtitle C of the National and Community Service Act (42 U.S.C. 12571 et seq.) and refers to that network as "Service and Conservation Corps".
States the network includes more than 150 Service and Conservation Corps across the country.
Says these Service and Conservation Corps annually provide education, workforce development, and support services to nearly 23,000 young adults and post-9/11 veterans.
Describes typical participant ages: young adults generally ages 16 to 25 and veterans up to age 35.
States that today’s Service and Conservation Corps are locally based organizations engaging young adults and veterans in service projects addressing recreation, disaster response, conservation, and community needs.
Who is affected and how:
Service and Conservation Corps (local organizations): The resolution raises public recognition and national visibility for the network, which can help with outreach, recruitment, and fundraising; it does not provide direct funding or new legal powers.
Young adults (including participants seeking education and workforce training): The resolution highlights programs that offer training, work experience, and service opportunities; it may encourage broader civic and employer support but does not change program eligibility or benefits.
Post-9/11 veterans: The resolution recognizes corps programs that serve veterans, potentially increasing awareness of those opportunities; it imposes no new benefits or entitlements.
Local communities and public lands: The statement emphasizes corps contributions to conservation, community projects, and disaster response, potentially encouraging continued or expanded collaboration by local partners.
Federal and state program administrators / policymakers: The resolution expresses congressional support for sustaining and expanding the corps under the National and Community Service Act, which may influence advocacy and policy priority-setting but does not itself create statutory changes or appropriations.
Overall effect: symbolic and promotional—intended to honor corps work and encourage support and expansion, without changing funding, regulatory requirements, or statutory authorities.