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H.R. 2500 97th Congress House

Select Commission on Voluntary Service Opportunities Act of 1982

Official title: A bill to establish a select commission to examine the issues associated with voluntary service.

Introduced: March 12, 1981 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Advisory bodiesFederal advisory bodiesGovernment Operations and PoliticsLabor and EmploymentVolunteer workers
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 1, 1982
Placed on Union Calendar No: 588.
Dec 1, 1982
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Education and Labor. Report No: 97-939.
Sep 30, 1982
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Sep 30, 1982
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 23, 1982
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 16, 1982
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Aug 12, 1982
Executive Comment Requested from Action, HHS, Labor.
Aug 11, 1982
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Aug 11, 1982
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 27, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Select Education.
Mar 12, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Mar 12, 1981
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 1, 1982

Placed on Union Calendar No: 588.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Select Commission on Voluntary Service Opportunities Act of 1981 - Establishes the Select Commission on Voluntary Service Opportunities to examine: (1) the effectiveness of existing voluntary service opportunities in the public and private sectors; (2) alternative types of national service programs; (3) the impact of potential changes in incentives for service; and (4) the feasibility of incorporating existing and alternative service programs into a comprehensive national service program.

Directs the Commission to transmit a final report, with any recommendations for legislative or administrative actions, to the President and to each House of the Congress not later than 15 months after its first meeting. Directs each affected Executive department and agency to submit recommendations to the President for implementing such report. Directs the President to report to each House of Congress on the implementation of the Commission's recommendations.

Terminates the Commission 180 days after its final report is transmitted. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1982.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2500: Select Commission on Voluntary Service Opportunities Act of 1982. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-2500/
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"H.R. 2500: Select Commission on Voluntary Service Opportunities Act of 1982." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-2500/.
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H.R. 2500, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-2500/.
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