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HR 1588 118th Congress House Labor and Employment

ACTION for National Service Act

Introduced: March 14, 2023 Introduced by: Larson, John B. Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Apr 25, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Mar 14, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Natural Resources, and Agriculture, 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.
Mar 14, 2023
Introduced in House
 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 reauthorizes and revises various national and community volunteer service programs.

Specifically, it (1) renames the Corporation for National and Community Service as the AmeriCorps Administration, converts it from a government corporation into an executive department, 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) generally increases the living allowance amounts for program participants and excludes the amounts from taxable income; and (5) makes the national service educational award amount equal to twice the national average yearly cost for in-state tuition and fees at public, four-year institutions of higher education.

Additionally, the bill creates an interagency Civilian Climate Corps, operated by the administration, to conduct service projects addressing climate change.

What's happening now April 25, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.

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