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HR 4803 107th Congress House

Right of Passage Community Service Act

Official title: To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to create the Right of Passage Community Service Program.

Introduced: September 26, 2002 Introduced by: DeLauro, Rosa L. Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Oct 3, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.
May 22, 2002
Introduced in House
May 22, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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 Latest action October 3, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Right of Passage Community Service Act - Amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to add to the list of national service programs eligible for Federal assistance a community-based Right of Passage after school and summer service corps program. Establishes qualifications for participating students, including that they be between ages 12 and 16 at the time they begin serving. Specifies skills such as leadership and conflict resolution that the program will help students develop.

Requires participants to spend at least 160 hours in the program during a period of between two months and one year. Rewards participants upon service completion with a national service education award of $500.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 8 Independent 1
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 26, 2002
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 19, 2002
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Sep 12, 2002
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jul 26, 2002
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jul 26, 2002
Faleomavaega, Eni
· Jul 9, 2002
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 9, 2002
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 21, 2002
DOOLEY, CAL
· Jun 19, 2002
MCCARTHY, KAREN
· Jun 19, 2002
FROST, MARTIN
· Jun 13, 2002
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 13, 2002
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jun 13, 2002
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 22, 2002
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