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H.R. 1264 98th Congress House

Select Commission on Voluntary Service Opportunities Act of 1983

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

Introduced: February 3, 1983 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 16, 1983
Failed to Receive 2/3's Vote to Suspend and Pass by Yea-Nay Vote: 179 - 245 (Record Vote No: 512).
Nov 16, 1983
Failed of passage/not agreed to in House: Failed to Receive 2/3's Vote to Suspend and Pass by Yea-Nay Vote: 179 - 245 (Record Vote No: 512).
Nov 16, 1983
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
Jun 22, 1983
Executive Comment Received From HHS.
May 16, 1983
Placed on Union Calendar No: 96.
May 16, 1983
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Education and Labor. Report No: 98-158.
May 10, 1983
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
May 10, 1983
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 10, 1983
Subcommittee on Select Education Discharged.
Mar 9, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Select Education.
Feb 3, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Feb 3, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 16, 1983

Failed to Receive 2/3's Vote to Suspend and Pass by Yea-Nay Vote: 179 - 245 (Record Vote No: 512).

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Select Commission on Voluntary Service Opportunities Act of 1982 - 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 1984.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1264: Select Commission on Voluntary Service Opportunities Act of 1983. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1264/
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"H.R. 1264: Select Commission on Voluntary Service Opportunities Act of 1983." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1264/.
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H.R. 1264, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1264/.
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