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RISE from Trauma Act Resilience Investment, Support, and Expansion from Trauma Act [HB-3180]
[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 ]
[Crime ]
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: Rep. Alcee L. Hastings
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 06/28/2019
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A resolution recognizing the significant milestone of Senior Corps volunteers serving 50,000,000 hours in 2018. [SR-230]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Public Health ]
This resolution acknowledges the contributions that Senior Corps volunteers make to the communities in which they live and serve and to the United States.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Voice Vote. on 06/04/2019
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Wildland Firefighter Fairness Act [S.1683]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Agriculture ]
[Energy ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Veterans ]
Requires the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture to work with states and the Workforce Development Committee of the National Wildfire Coordinating Group to merge the Incident Qualification System and the Incident Qualification and Certification System into a single system by September 30, 2027. The Office of Personnel Management shall establish a pilot program to expand, when necessary, a service year limitation for seasonal or temporary federal employees whose duties primarily involve being a firefighter. The bill allows wildland firefighters
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 05/23/2019
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Recognizing the significant milestone of Senior Corps volunteers serving 50,000,000 hours in 2018. [HR-402]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Public Health ]
This resolution acknowledges the contributions that Senior Corps volunteers make to the communities in which they live and serve and to the United States.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 05/23/2019
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Eagle Corps Act of 2019 [HB-2980]
[Immigration ]
[Student Loans ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Establishes the Entry Adjudication through General Legal Expertise Corps (EAGLE Corps) within the Department of Justice (DOJ) for the purpose of addressing inefficiencies in the administration of immigration laws. The EAGLE Corps shall provide legal services for the United States before the immigration courts and also provide administrative and support services. Each EAGLE Corps member may serve for up to 24 months. The bill directs the Department of Education to establish a loan repayment program for repaying certain education loans. DOJ may recruit
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Sponsored by: Rep. Peter T. King
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 06/28/2019
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Lowering Prescription Drug Costs and Extending Community Health Centers and Other Public Health Priorities Act [HB-2700]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Funding ]
To incentivize low-cost drug options and generic competition, and to provide extensions for community health centers and the National Health Service Corps, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet. on 06/26/2019
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Recognizing the importance of paying tribute to those individuals who have faithfully served and retired from the Armed Forces of the United States, supporting the goals and ideals of Military Retiree Appreciation Day, and encouraging the people of the United States to honor the past and continued service of military retirees to their local communities and the United States. [HR-361]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
This resolution urges designation of a Military Retiree Appreciation Day.
Sponsored by: Rep. Elise Stefanik
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 05/09/2019
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Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Tax Relief Act of 2019 [S.1355]
[Taxes ]
[Education ]
Modifies the requirements for calculating taxable income to exclude from gross income any AmeriCorps educational awards provided under the National and Community Service Act of 1990.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/07/2019
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Veterans Conservation Corps Act of 2019 [HB-2274]
[Veterans ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Environmental ]
[Construction ]
Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a veterans conservation corps to assist unemployed veterans in the transition from military service to civilian life. Specifically, the VA and other specified federal agencies must employ such veterans (1) in conservation, resource management, firefighting, law enforcement, and historic preservation projects on public lands; (2) in maintenance and improvement projects for the National Cemetery Administration; and (3) as firefighters, law enforcement officers, and disaster relief personnel.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Ruiz
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 05/20/2019
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ACTION for National Service Act America’s Call To Improve Opportunities Now for National Service Act [S.994]
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[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Taxes ]
[Veterans ]
[Community Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
(1) converts the Corporation for National and Community Service into the National and Community Service Administration 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) modifies the calculation of national service educational awards; and (5) otherwise modifies provisions related to national and volunteer service programs. Additionally, the bill creates a 21st Century American
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S2190-2191) on 04/02/2019
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A resolution recognizing the contributions of AmeriCorps members and alumni to the lives of the people of the United States. [SR-127]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
[Nonprofit ]
This resolution encourages (1) the people of the United States to join in a national effort to salute AmeriCorps members and alumni and to raise awareness about the importance of national and community service, and (2) all individuals to consider opportunities to serve in AmeriCorps. This resolution also acknowledges the accomplishments of AmeriCorps members, alumni, and community partners, and recognizes its important contributions to the lives of the people of the United States.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. on 03/27/2019
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Economic Mobility Corps Act of 2019 [S.884]
[Community Development ]
[Finance ]
[Housing ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[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: Sen. Christopher A. Coons
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 03/26/2019
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Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Tax Relief Act of 2019 [HB-1794]
[Taxes ]
[Education ]
Modifies the requirements for calculating taxable income to exclude from gross income any AmeriCorps educational awards provided under the National and Community Service Act of 1990.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Introduced In House on 03/14/2019
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A resolution recognizing the importance of paying tribute to those individuals who have faithfully served and retired from the Armed Forces of the United States, designating April 18, 2019, as "Military Retiree Appreciation Day", and encouraging the people of the United States to honor the past and continued service of military retirees to their local communities and the United States. [SR-118]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
This resolution designates April 18, 2019, as Military Retiree Appreciation Day.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Senate Committee On The Judiciary Discharged By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S2100) on 03/28/2019
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Recognizing the contributions of AmeriCorps members and alumni to the lives of the people of the United States. [HR-227]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
[Nonprofit ]
This resolution encourages (1) the people of the United States to join in a national effort to salute AmeriCorps members and alumni and to raise awareness about the importance of national and community service, and (2) all individuals to consider opportunities to serve in AmeriCorps. This resolution also acknowledges the accomplishments of AmeriCorps members, alumni, and community partners, and recognizes its important contributions to the lives of the people of the United States.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Introduced In House on 03/13/2019
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Community Services Block Grant Reauthorization Act of 2019 [HB-1695]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
To amend the Community Services Block Grant Act to reauthorize and modernize the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Introduced In House on 03/12/2019
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Building Success for Youth ChalleNGe Act [HB-1638]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Military ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizes the federal government and state, tribal, county, and local governments to transfer excess equipment and facilities to the National Guard for purposes of the Youth Challenge Program, which seeks to improve life skills and employment potential of at-risk youth.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Readiness. on 03/11/2019
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Youth Corps Act of 2019 [HB-1634]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Poverty ]
[Veterans ]
[Economic Development ]
[Human Services ]
Authorizes the Department of Labor to make grants to public or private nonprofit agencies or organizations to carry out Youth Corps programs that utilize the Youth Corps model to provide low-income youth (age 16 and not more than age 24) with education and work readiness training. The term "Youth Corps model" means a youth education and training program for which an eligible entity provides eligible youth with, among other things, stipended or paid work experience and basic and technical skills training leading to (1) enrollment in postsecondary
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 03/07/2019
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CREATE Act of 2019 Comprehensive Resources for Entrepreneurs in the Arts to Transform the Economy Act of 2019 [S.650]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Community Development ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Film Production ]
Expands financial assistance for, and establishes measures to support, the creative economy and art entrepreneurs. Specifically, the bill requires (1) the Small Business Administration to develop loan criteria, evaluation procedures, and technical assistance programs for small business concerns that are owned by artists and support the creative economy, (2) the Departments of Commerce and Agriculture to ensure that traditional economic development tools, such as business incubators and grant programs, support the arts industry and creative economy,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/05/2019
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CREATE Act of 2019 Comprehensive Resources for Entrepreneurs in the Arts to Transform the Economy Act of 2019 [HB-1519]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Community Development ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Film Production ]
Expands financial assistance for, and establishes measures to support, the creative economy and art entrepreneurs. Specifically, the bill requires (1) the Small Business Administration to develop loan criteria, evaluation procedures, and technical assistance programs for small business concerns that are owned by artists and support the creative economy, (2) the Departments of Commerce and Agriculture to ensure that traditional economic development tools, such as business incubators and grant programs, support the arts industry and creative economy,
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Sponsored by: Rep. James P. McGovern
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 04/08/2019