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H.R. 6958 117th Congress House

A Chance To Serve Act

Official title: To expand the financial, healthcare, and educational benefits received by Peace Corps and AmeriCorps volunteers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 7, 2022 Introduced by: Andy Kim Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
International Affairs Employee hiringGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment lending and loan guaranteesIncome tax exclusion
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 28, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 7, 2022
Introduced in House
Mar 7, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Veterans' Affairs, and Education and Labor, 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 March 28, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

A Chance To Serve Act

This bill provides various benefits for Peace Corps and AmeriCorps volunteers and increases the number of AmeriCorps volunteer positions to at least 500,000 (currently there are approximately 250,000 positions).

Among other provisions, the bill (1) provides eligible former Peace Corps and AmeriCorps volunteers with three years of non-compete eligibility for federal employment whereas currently, former volunteers generally get one year of eligibility with extensions available in certain situations; (2) provides eligible former volunteers with health care benefits for one year; and (3) exempts from taxation certain payments and allowances paid to volunteers.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6958: A Chance To Serve Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6958/
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"H.R. 6958: A Chance To Serve Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6958/.
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H.R. 6958, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6958/.
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