National And Community Service
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Promoting National Service and Reducing Unemployment Act [HB-5618]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
Provides FY2020 supplemental appropriations to the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) for Operating Expenses, Salaries and Expenses, and the Office of Inspector General. The CNCS must use the funds in a manner that (1) increases to 500,000 the number of national service positions approved under the AmeriCorps program, and (2) gives preference to programs that propose to use full-time national service positions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Introduced In House on 01/15/2020
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Climate Resiliency Service Corps Act of 2019 [HB-5176]
[Climate Change ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Community Development ]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to establish a climate resiliency service corps to help communities withstand and respond to changes in the Earth's climate with respect to natural disasters, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 11/19/2019
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Rebuild Rural America Act of 2019 [HB-4874]
[Agriculture ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Small Business ]
To amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish the Rural Innovation and Partnership Administration and to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to establish the Rural Future Partnership Fund to invest in the rural areas of the United States to achieve their preferred future while maximizing their contribution to the well-being of the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew A. Cartwright
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 11/14/2019
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Healing Communities through Health Care Act [S.2721]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
[Poverty ]
[Housing ]
[Student Loans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Education ]
Establishes and revises programs to support health care and related services in communities that exhibit indicators that lead to adverse health outcomes. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct innovative demonstration projects through the Medicaid program in six states to provide housing services to individuals with behavioral health needs who are experiencing housing insecurity, including referrals to housing services from within a health care setting. The bill reauthorizes the HHS health-care
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Durbin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 10/28/2019
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Rebuild Rural America Act of 2019 [S.2704]
[Agriculture ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Small Business ]
A bill to amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish the Rural Innovation and Partnership Administration and to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to establish the Rural Future Partnership Fund to invest in the rural areas of the United States to achieve their preferred future while maximizing their contribution to the well-being of the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 10/24/2019
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Fair Opportunities for Seniors Act [HB-4846]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Human Services ]
To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide priority for the senior community service employment program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mary Scanlon
Introduced In House on 10/23/2019
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A resolution recognizing the 25th anniversary of AmeriCorps. [SR-326]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
[Nonprofit ]
This resolution acknowledges the significant impact and value of AmeriCorps members, alumni, and community partners over the past 25 years.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Voice Vote. on 09/24/2019
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Recognizing the 25th anniversary of AmeriCorps. [HCR-64]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
[Nonprofit ]
This concurrent resolution recognizes the significant impact and value of AmeriCorps members, alumni, and community partners over the past 25 years.
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky
Introduced In House on 09/18/2019
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A concurrent resolution recognizing September 11, 2019, as a "National Day of Service and Remembrance". [SCR-25]
[Public Safety ]
[Veterans ]
[National Security ]
[Human Services ]
This concurrent resolution (1) calls upon the Members of Congress and all people of the United States to observe September 11, 2019, as a National Day of Service and Remembrance in honor of those who lost their lives or were injured in the September 11, 2001, attacks, and in tribute to those who came to the aid of those in need and to the defense of the United States; and (2) recognizes the heroic actions of first responders and other citizens in New York, the District of Columbia, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 09/17/2019
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Recognizing September 11, 2019, as a "National Day of Service and Remembrance". [HCR-60]
[Public Safety ]
[Veterans ]
[National Security ]
[Human Services ]
This concurrent resolution (1) calls upon the Members of Congress and all people of the United States to observe September 11, 2019, as a National Day of Service and Remembrance in honor of those who lost their lives or were injured in the September 11, 2001, attacks, and in tribute to those who came to the aid of those in need and to the defense of the United States; and (2) recognizes the heroic actions of first responders and other citizens in New York, the District of Columbia, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Introduced In House on 09/11/2019
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Economic Mobility Corps Act of 2019 [HB-3845]
[Community Development ]
[Finance ]
[Housing ]
[Small Business ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
[Poverty ]
Establishes the Economic Mobility Corps for the purpose of providing support to community development financial institutions and projects related to financial counseling, financial services, job placement, small business financing, affordable rental housing financing, commercial facility financing, community facility financing, single-family home financing, and foreclosure prevention services. Specifically, the Corporation for National and Community Service and the Department of the Treasury must establish grants and other support for this program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie N. Murphy
Introduced In House on 07/18/2019
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Economic Mobility Corps Act of 2019 [HB-3845]
[Community Development ]
[Finance ]
[Housing ]
[Small Business ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
[Poverty ]
Establishes the Economic Mobility Corps for the purpose of providing support to community development financial institutions and projects related to financial counseling, financial services, job placement, small business financing, affordable rental housing financing, commercial facility financing, community facility financing, single-family home financing, and foreclosure prevention services. Specifically, the Corporation for National and Community Service and the Department of the Treasury must establish grants and other support for this program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie N. Murphy
Introduced In House on 07/18/2019
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Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act [HB-3912]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Science ]
[Public Health ]
Expands, establishes, and otherwise modifies requirements under Medicare and other health care programs relating to individuals with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Among other things, the bill expands the scope of the National Health Service Corps to specifically include kidney disease specialists, modifies payments under the Medicare ESRD program to exclude certain adjustment factors (e.g., comorbidities), authorizes incentive payments for renal dialysis facilities that exceed performance standards under the Medicare ESRD program, and expands
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/24/2019
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Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2019 [HB-3456]
[Human Services ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Veterans ]
[Funding ]
Reauthorizes the Peace Corps through FY2023 and makes various changes to the Peace Corps. Peace Corps volunteers and volunteer leaders shall receive a readjustment allowance of at least $417 for each month of satisfactory service, up from the current minimum of $125 per month. For workers compensation purposes, a Peace Corps volunteer shall be deemed to be paid at the minimum rate of a GS-11 employee on the General Schedule pay scale. Currently, volunteers are treated as minimum rate GS-7 employees for such purposes, while volunteer leaders are
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 06/25/2019
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ACTION for National Service Act America’s Call To Improve Opportunities Now for National Service Act [HB-3464]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Nonprofit ]
To establish a National and Community Service Administration to carry out the national and volunteer service programs, to expand participation in such programs, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Introduced In House on 06/25/2019
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Recreation Not Red Tape Act [HB-3458]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Tourism ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Water ]
Revises and sets forth provisions related to recreation areas and special recreation permits issued by the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) for individual or group use of federal recreational lands and waters. The bill makes permanent certain authorizations, including regarding such permits and the fees charged for them. Interior and USDA shall evaluate the special recreation permitting process and identify opportunities for eliminating duplicative processes, reducing costs, and decreasing processing times; establish
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Sponsored by: Rep. Denny Heck
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 09/19/2019
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Recreation Not Red Tape Act [S.1967]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Tourism ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Water ]
Revises and sets forth provisions related to recreation areas and special recreation permits issued by the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) for individual or group use of federal recreational lands and waters. The bill makes permanent certain authorizations, including regarding such permits and the fees charged for them. Interior and USDA shall evaluate the special recreation permitting process and identify opportunities for eliminating duplicative processes, reducing costs, and decreasing processing times; establish
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 10/31/2019
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Recreation Not Red Tape Act [S.1967]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Tourism ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Water ]
Revises and sets forth provisions related to recreation areas and special recreation permits issued by the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) for individual or group use of federal recreational lands and waters. The bill makes permanent certain authorizations, including regarding such permits and the fees charged for them. Interior and USDA shall evaluate the special recreation permitting process and identify opportunities for eliminating duplicative processes, reducing costs, and decreasing processing times; establish
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 10/31/2019
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Long-Term Unemployment Elimination Act of 2019 [S.1920]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
[Economic Development ]
A bill to establish jobs programs for long-term unemployed workers, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/20/2019
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RISE from Trauma Act Resilience Investment, Support, and Expansion from Trauma Act [S.1770]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Education ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Establishes and extends various programs to coordinate and support services for infants, children, youth, and families who have experienced, or may experience, trauma. These programs include grants to establish coordinating bodies to create strategic plans to address trauma based on community needs; extending through FY2024 the performance partnership pilot program for children who have experienced trauma; recruiting individuals from communities that have high levels of trauma into the AmeriCorps and the National Health Service Corps programs; grants
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Sponsored by: Sen. Shelley Moore Capito
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/10/2019