H.R. 4100 117th Congress House

CORPS Act

Official title: 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 COVI… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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 23, 2021 See on congress.gov

Labor and Employment AppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthCommunity life and organizationCongressional oversight

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Corporation for National and Community ServiceEmergency medical services and trauma careExecutive agency funding and structureHigher educationIncome tax exclusionInfectious and parasitic diseasesNational and community servicePoverty and welfare assistanceRural conditions and developmentSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsState and local government operationsStudent aid and college costsWages and earningsYouth employment and child labor

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Jun 23, 2021

Introduced in House

Jun 23, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 June 23, 2021

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cultivating Opportunity and Recovery from the Pandemic through Service Act or the CORPS Act

This bill makes several changes to AmeriCorps programs during the COVID-19 health emergency. Specifically, the bill:

increases living allowance payments to program participants;
increases educational awards for program participants;
relaxes program requirements, including reducing the age requirement for AmeriCorps Seniors to 45 and older;
creates a pilot program to allow state commissions to directly place individuals in approved AmeriCorps programs; and
allows for targeted AmeriCorps grants to fund recovery projects in communities disproportionately affected by COVID-19.

The bill also excludes AmeriCorps living allowance payments and educational awards from taxable income for program participants.

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