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H.R. 5897 112th Congress House

To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to make certain United States territories eligible for nonprofit capacity building grants under that Act.

Introduced: June 5, 2012 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare National and community serviceSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
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Sep 26, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Jun 5, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jun 5, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 26, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to make intermediate nonprofit organizations in Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands eligible to participate in the Nonprofit Capacity Building program. (The program provides grants to intermediary nonprofit organizations to enable them to deliver organizational development assistance to small and midsize nonprofit organizations.)

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5897: To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to make certain United States territories eligible for nonprofit capacity building grants under that Act.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5897/
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"H.R. 5897: To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to make certain United States territories eligible for nonprofit capacity building grants under that Act.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5897/.
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H.R. 5897, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5897/.
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[H.R. 5897: To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to make certain United States territories eligible for nonprofit capacity building grants under that Act.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5897/)
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