S. 3964 116th Congress Senate

CORPS Act

Official title: A bill to amend the national service laws to prioritize national service programs and projects that are directly related to the response to and recovery from t… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the national service laws to prioritize national service programs and projects that are directly related to the response to and recovery from the COVID-19 public health emergency, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 16, 2020 Introduced by: Christopher A. Coons Democratic · Delaware See on congress.gov

Labor and Employment Adult education and literacyAgingCardiovascular and respiratory healthCommunity life and organization

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Congressional oversightCorporation for National and Community ServiceEducation programs fundingEmergency medical services and trauma careExecutive agency funding and structureFood assistance and reliefGovernment information and archivesHealth facilities and institutionsHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHigher educationHousing supply and affordabilityIncome tax exclusionIndian social and development programsInfectious and parasitic diseasesLand use and conservationMinority healthNational and community servicePeace CorpsPoverty and welfare assistanceSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsState and local government operationsStudent aid and college costsTemporary and part-time employmentWages and earningsWildlife conservation and habitat protectionYouth employment and child labor

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Jun 16, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Jun 16, 2020

Introduced in Senate

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Latest action June 16, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cultivating Opportunity and Response to the Pandemic through Service Act or the CORPS Act

This bill expands, and modifies the priorities and administration of, national service programs, including AmeriCorps and Senior Corps, to address the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic and its recovery period.

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