Bill · S. 1788· Senate(119-S-1788)
Civilian Conservation Center Enhancement Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 5/15/2025
- Last activity
- 5/15/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Sponsored by
- Jeff Merkley
- Cosponsors
- - 3 - 1
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the ``Civilian Conservation Center Enhancement Act of 2025'', seeks to amend Public Law 91-378. It aims to authorize various activities related to Civilian Conservation Centers, which are residential training facilities for underserved youth. The legislation directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to offer specialized training in areas like forestry, rangeland management, and wildland firefighting. It also allows for experimental pilots to provide technical education and curricula in various fields. Furthermore, the bill establishes recruitment goals for hiring graduates and provides mechanisms like direct hire authority and signing bonuses. Finally, it includes a pilot program to use students to improve federal housing for wildland firefighters and other agency employees.
Yes· 3 of 12
Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this?+7
The bill targets underserved youth with specialized vocational training and job opportunities.
Would students be better off under this?+7
The bill provides students with specialized training, employment opportunities, and potential signing bonuses.
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?+6
The bill provides vocational training and career pathways for underserved youth.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Training Opportunities for Underserved Youth: The bill defines Civilian Conservation Centers as residential workforce development or training facilities specifically for underserved youth (Section 301).
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Specialized Skill Development: The Secretaries will offer training programs focused on forestry, rangeland management, and wildland firefighting (Section 302).
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Diverse Technical Education: The Secretary of Agriculture may carry out pilots providing curricula in various fields such as heavy equipment operation, disaster response, and forest restoration (Section 303).
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Job Creation and Career Pathways: The bill sets recruitment goals for hiring 300 covered graduates annually and requires the development of appropriate career pathways (Section 304).
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Financial Incentives for Employment: The Secretaries may provide signing bonuses to assist covered graduates with employment transitions, including securing housing in rural or remote areas (Section s304).
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Employment for Students: The Secretaries may employ covered students at regular rates of pay for necessary hours of work (Section 304).
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Housing Improvement: A pilot program will use covered students to improve, repair, and renovate Federal government housing intended for wildland firefighters, volunteers, interns, and other agency employees (Section 305).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts or burdens are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Students+7Good For Young Adults+7Good For Low Income Households+6Good For Rural Residents+5
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Public Land Management+6Improves Environmental Protections+5Improves Rural Development+5Improves Disaster Relief And F E M A+4
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Affordable Housing+5Improves Poverty Reduction+4
- Economy And Finance
- Increases Job Creation+6
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power+3
- 5/15/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- 5 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
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