Bill would create jobs helping communities fight climate change.
H.R. 10585 — To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to establish a Civilian Climate Corps to help communities respond to climate change and transition to a clean economy, and for other purposes. · Filed by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) · 36 cosponsors · Introduced Sep 24, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill would set up a new program called the Civilian Climate Corps. This program would hire people to work on climate projects. The work includes installing renewable energy, restoring ecosystems, and helping communities shift to clean energy. The program would be part of the National and Community Service Act. That act already runs AmeriCorps.
Who it affects
People looking for jobs in climate work would be affected. Communities dealing with climate change would be affected. The bill does not say how many people would get jobs. It does not say how much money the program would get.
One thing to notice
The bill text is not yet public. The exact details about pay, who can join, and where projects would happen are not known.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
36 cosponsors: 36 Democrats.
- Sep 24, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 24, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means and House Committee on Education and Workforce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Civilian Climate Corps — A new program to hire people for jobs that help fight climate change.
- National and Community Service Act — A law that sets up programs where people work on community projects.
- AmeriCorps — A program that hires people to do service work in their communities.
- renewable energy — Power from sources like sun and wind that do not run out.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the full bill text on Sep 25, 2026; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,986 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-26.
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