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H.R. 6415 116th Congress House

Inspire to Serve Act of 2020

Official title: To build on America's spirit of service to nurture, promote, and expand a culture of service to secure the Nation's future, address critical needs of the Natio… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To build on America's spirit of service to nurture, promote, and expand a culture of service to secure the Nation's future, address critical needs of the Nation, and strengthen the civic fabric of American society.

Introduced: March 27, 2020 Introduced by: Jimmy Panetta Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jul 13, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Jun 1, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
Apr 13, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Mar 27, 2020
Introduced in House
Mar 27, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Ways and Means, Oversight and Reform, Veterans' Affairs, Homeland Security, Intelligence (Permanent Select), House Administration, the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Latest action July 13, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Inspire to Serve Act of 2020

This bill establishes new and expands existing military and national service programs, and revises federal personnel provisions.

The bill establishes programs relating to civic education and service learning, including by providing grants supporting these programs for grades K-12 and at institutions of higher education.

The bill also establishes the Council on Military, National, and Public Service which must coordinate executive branch policies to promote and expand opportunities for military service, national service, and public service.

The Office of Management and Budget must create an online recruitment portal for service organizations.

Additionally, the bill expands military service programs, including by expanding the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps, establishing pre-service tuition grants in exchange for enlisted service commitments, and creating a pilot program for military departments to partner with community colleges and vocational schools to provide service members with access to technical education programs.

Service programs are expanded by increasing the number of specified national service positions, increasing certain living allowances and stipends, and creating new fellowship programs.

Federal personnel provisions are revised to, among other things, provide certain national service alumni with noncompetitive eligibility for federal employment.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1794 Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Tax Relief Act of 2019
  • S 1355 Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Tax Relief Act of 2019
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 Committees of jurisdiction 16
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5 Republican 1
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Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Mar 27, 2020
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Mar 27, 2020
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Mar 27, 2020
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Mar 27, 2020
 D
Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Mar 27, 2020
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Mar 27, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6415: Inspire to Serve Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6415/
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