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HR 5618 116th Congress House Social Welfare Appropriations Corporation for National and Community Service Executive agency funding and structure Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises National and community service

Promoting National Service and Reducing Unemployment Act

Introduced: January 15, 2020 Introduced by: Norton, Eleanor Holmes Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Jan 15, 2020
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E41)
Jan 15, 2020
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Promoting National Service and Reducing Unemployment Act

This bill provides FY2020 supplemental appropriations to the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) for

  • Operating Expenses,
  • Salaries and Expenses, and
  • the Office of Inspector General.

The CNCS must use the funds in a manner that (1) increases to 500,000 the number of national service positions approved under the AmeriCorps program, and (2) gives preference to programs that propose to use full-time national service positions.

What's happening now January 15, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5618: Promoting National Service and Reducing Unemployment Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5618/
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"H.R. 5618: Promoting National Service and Reducing Unemployment Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5618/.
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