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S 994 116th Congress Senate

ACTION for National Service Act

Official title: A bill to establish a National and Community Service Administration to carry out the national and volunteer service programs, to expand participation in such programs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 2, 2019 Introduced by: Reed, Jack Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Advisory bodiesCorporation for National and Community ServiceExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officials
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Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprisesHigher educationIncome tax exclusionNational and community serviceSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsStudent aid and college costsTax-exempt organizationsWages and earnings
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Apr 2, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2190-2191)
Apr 2, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 2, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2190-2191)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

America's Call To Improve Opportunities Now for National Service Act or the ACTION for National Service Act

This bill (1) converts the Corporation for National and Community Service into the National and Community Service Administration and revises its membership, leadership, and authority; (2) reauthorizes programs carried out by the administration; (3) establishes a National Service Foundation to accept and administer gifts on behalf of the administration; (4) modifies the calculation of national service educational awards; and (5) otherwise modifies provisions related to national and volunteer service programs.

Additionally, the bill

  • creates a 21st Century American Service Outreach Program to notify individuals age 17 and not more than age 30 of opportunities to participate in and apply for such national and volunteer service programs;
  • increases living stipends for such volunteers and the cap on such full-time positions;
  • provides a living allowance to members of the National Civilian Community Corps, under specified conditions; and
  • provides an exclusion from gross income, for income tax purposes, for such educational awards and living allowances.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3464 Related bill ACTION for National Service Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 2, 2019
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Apr 2, 2019
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Apr 2, 2019
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Apr 2, 2019
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Apr 2, 2019
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Apr 2, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 994: ACTION for National Service Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-994/
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