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Spending Reduction Act of 2011 [HB-408] [Agriculture ] [Budget and Spending ] [Education ] [Energy ] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Real Estate ] [Taxes ] [Unemployment ] [Food ]
Spending Reduction Act of 2011 - Amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (CAA of 2011) to reduce FY2011 appropriations for nonsecurity discretionary spending to FY2008 levels. Requires funding at the lower amount of any project or activity whose FY2008 level is higher than the amount provided in appropriations Acts for FY2010. Continues discretionary spending at the current rate for operations specified in the security-related appropriations Acts for FY2010 listed in the CAA of 2011, including the rate specified in Division E of the Consolidated (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake Referred To The Subcommittee On Capital Markets And Government Sponsored Enterprises. on 03/23/2011

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Volunteer Freedom Act [HB-3794] [Community Development ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Nonprofit ] [Senior Citizens ] [Veterans ] [Budget and Spending ]
Volunteer Freedom Act - Repeals the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (NCSA) and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (DVSA) one year after this Act's enactment. (The NCSA authorizes the Learn and Serve America, AmeriCorps, and National Civilian Community Corps [NCCC] programs. The DVSA authorizes the Volunteers in Service to America [VISTA] and National Senior Service Corps programs.) Preserves the educational awards volunteers earn before the NCSA and DVSA are repealed.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Todd Rokita Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 03/29/2012

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Act for the 99% [HB-3638] [Agriculture ] [Budget and Spending ] [Construction ] [Defense ] [Economic Development ] [Education ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Finance ] [Healthcare ] [Housing ] [Infrastructure ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Law Enforcement ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Public Safety ] [Small Business ] [Social Security ] [Taxes ] [Telecommunications ] [Trade ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Unemployment ] [Veterans ]
Restore the American Dream for the 99% Act or Act for the 99% - Title I: Emergency Job Creation to Rebuild America - Emergency Jobs to Restore the American Dream Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to make grants to states for: (1) subgrants to local education agencies (LEAs) to modernize, renovate, or repair public school facilities; and (3) grants to pay maintenance costs. Requires LEAs to use such funds, to the maximum extent practicable, for green schools. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for grants to institutions of higher education (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Insurance, Housing And Community Opportunity. on 02/09/2012

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Public Housing Tenants Respect Act of 2011 [HB-3564] [Housing ] [Human Services ] [Poverty ]
Public Housing Tenants Respect Act of 2011- Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to repeal its public housing community service and family self-sufficiency requirements.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Conyers Referred To The Subcommittee On Insurance, Housing And Community Opportunity. on 01/12/2012

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Civic Justice Corps Act of 2011 [HB-3114] [Crime ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Criminal Justice ] [Human Services ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Civic Justice Corps Act of 2011 - Directs the Attorney General to award three-year Civic Justice Corps grants to national nonprofit organizations (national intermediaries) that have experience in developing and administering programs to deliver education and work experience to court-involved, formerly incarcerated, and otherwise disadvantaged youth and young adults between the ages of 16 and 25. Requires such organizations to develop, implement, and collect data from Civic Justice Corps programs administered by at least nine local subgrantees in (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Nydia Velazquez Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 11/18/2011

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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 [HB-3070] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Budget and Spending ] [Social Security ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Human Services ] [Libraries ]
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 - Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2012 - Makes appropriations for FY2012 to the Department of Labor (DOL). Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2012 - Makes appropriations for FY2012 to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2012 - Makes appropriations for FY2012 to the Department Education. Makes appropriations for FY2012 to: (1) the Committee for Purchase (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Denny Rehberg Referred To The House Committee On Appropriations. on 09/29/2011

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Economic Growth and Reducing Unemployment Act [HB-3060] [Budget and Spending ] [Taxes ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Unemployment ] [Community Development ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Economic Growth and Reducing Unemployment Act - Appropriates additional amounts in FY2012 for the Corporation for National and Community Service for carrying out the National and Community Service Act of 1990. Requires appropriated funds to be used to increase the number of national service positions under such Act to 500,000. Appropriates additional amounts in FY2012 for the Office of Inspector General for carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the suspension of employment and railroad retirement (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E1713) on 09/23/2011

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Second Chance for Ex-Offenders Act of 2011 [HB-2065] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Second Chance for Ex-Offenders Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to allow an individual to file a petition for expungement of a record of conviction for a nonviolent criminal offense if such individual has: (1) never been convicted of a violent offense and has never been convicted of a nonviolent offense other than the one for which expungement is sought; (2) fulfilled all requirements of the sentence of the court in which conviction was obtained; (3) remained free from dependency on or abuse of alcohol or a controlled substance for (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 07/11/2011

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Fighting Gangs and Empowering Youth Act of 2011 [HB-1820] [Crime ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Community Development ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Housing ] [Public Safety ]
Fighting Gangs and Empowering Youth Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Attorney General to: (1) make grants to public and nonprofit private entities (including faith-based organizations) for projects involving innovative approaches to combat gang activity, (2) make grants to states and other entities to increase police presence and expand and improve cooperative efforts to address gang activity problems, and (3) designate high-intensity interstate gang activity areas. Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to: (1) reauthorize programs (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Pallone Referred To The Subcommittee On Insurance, Housing And Community Opportunity. on 07/29/2011

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Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Tax Relief Act of 2011 [HB-1816] [Taxes ] [Education ]
Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Tax Relief Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income for income tax purposes AmeriCorps educational awards awarded under the National and Community Service Act of 1990.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Lewis Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 05/10/2011

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To amend the National Guard Youth Challenge Program under title 32, United States Code, to exclude nondefense funds made available by other Federal agencies for the Program from the matching requirements of the Program. [HB-180] [Defense ] [Military ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Children and Youth ]
Exempts funds made available or transferred to the Department of Defense (DOJ) by other federal agencies to support the National Guard Youth Challenge Program from the matching-funds requirement of such Program.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Madeleine Bordallo Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 02/04/2011

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Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 [HB-1473] [Defense ] [Finance ] [Budget and Spending ] [National Security ] [Military ] [Energy ] [Trade ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Science ] [Public Health ] [Food ] [Agriculture ] [Telecommunications ] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ] [Housing ] [Human Services ] [Education ] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Environmental ] [Water ] [Construction ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Small Business ] [Consumer Protection ] [Economic Development ] [Elections ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [International ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Taxes ] [Property Tax ] [Public Safety ] [Arts and Culture ] [Community Development ] [Disaster Relief ] [Ethics ] [Libraries ] [Nonprofit ] [Poverty ] [Real Estate ] [Crime ]
Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 - Division A: Department of Defense Appropriations, 2011 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2011- Title I: Military Personnel - Appropriates funds for FY2011 for active-duty and reserve personnel in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force (the military departments), and for National Guard personnel in the Army and Air Force. Title II: Operation and Maintenance - Appropriates funds for FY2011 for operation and maintenance (O&M) for the military departments, the defense (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Harold Rogers Presented To President. on 04/15/2011

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MAP-21 [HB-14] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Infrastructure ] [Energy ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Water ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Taxes ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Budget and Spending ] [Recreation ] [Public Safety ] [Environmental ] [Construction ]
Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century or MAP-21 - Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) (other than the Mass Transit Account) equal to current federal highway spending levels plus inflation for FY2012 and FY2013 for: (1) certain new and existing core federal-aid highway programs, and (2) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) administrative expenses. Revises the National Highway System (NHS) program. Prescribes requirements for acceleration of project delivery. Jason's Law - Declares a national priority to address (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure, And In Addition To The Committees On Ways And Means, Natural Resources, Energy And Commerce, Agriculture, Science, Space, And Technology, The Budget, Oversight And Government Reform, Financial Services, Education And The Workforce, And Foreign Affairs, 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. on 03/21/2012

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Universal National Service Act of 2011 [HB-1152] [Defense ] [Military ] [National Security ] [Veterans ] [Human Services ]
Universal National Service Act of 2011 - Declares that it is the obligation of every U.S. citizen, and every other person residing in the United States, between the ages of 18 and 25 to perform a 2-year period of national service, unless exempted, either as a member of an active or reserve component of the Armed Forces or in a civilian capacity that promotes national defense. Requires induction into national service by the President. Allows persons to be inducted only: (1) under a declaration of war or national emergency, or (2) when members of (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Rangel Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 05/18/2011

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Students Helping Young Students Act of 2020 [HB-8550] [Education ] [Student Loans ] [Children and Youth ] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Expands the federal work-study programs at institutions of higher education to include work-study programs that compensate students employed in the educational after-school, before-school, or out-of-school community service activities of public elementary or secondary schools.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 10/09/2020

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A resolution recognizing the contributions of AmeriCorps members to the lives of the people of the United States. [SR-516] [Community Development ] [Human Services ] [Nonprofit ]
Acknowledges the significant accomplishments and contributions of AmeriCorps members, alumni, and community partners. Encourages the people of this country to join in a national effort to salute AmeriCorps members and alumni and raise awareness about the importance of national and community service.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S3433-3434; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S3434; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S3410) on 05/07/2010

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A resolution recognizing the continued importance of volunteerism and national service and commemorating the anniversary of the signing of the landmark service legislation, the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act. [SR-495] [Community Development ] [Human Services ] [Nonprofit ] [Public Health ]
Recognizes that service is of significant value to this country. Commemorates the first anniversary of the Serve America Act. Encourages every person in this country to continue to answer the call to serve.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Mikulski Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S2593-2594) on 04/22/2010

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A resolution celebrating Volunteers in Service to America on its 45th anniversary and recognizing its contribution to the fight against poverty. [SR-449] [Poverty ] [Community Development ] [Human Services ] [Nonprofit ] [Social Security ]
Commends those who have served in Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) for their dedication and commitment to the fight against poverty.Recognizes VISTA members for leveraging human, financial, and material resources to increase the ability of thousands of low-income areas across the country to address challenges and improve their communities.Encourages the continued commitment of VISTA members to creating and expanding programs designed to bring individuals and communities out of poverty.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Thad Cochran Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S1318-1319; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S1318-1319; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S1316) on 03/09/2010

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A resolution celebrating Volunteers in Service to America on its 45th anniversary and recognizing its contribution to the fight against poverty. [SR-425] [Poverty ] [Community Development ] [Human Services ] [Nonprofit ] [Social Security ]
Commends those who have served in Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) for their dedication and commitment to the fight against poverty.Recognizes VISTA members for leveraging human, financial, and material resources to increase the ability of thousands of low-income areas across the country to address challenges and improve their communities.Encourages the continued commitment of VISTA members to creating and expanding programs designed to bring individuals and communities out of poverty.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Thad Cochran Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S801-802) on 02/25/2010

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A concurrent resolution recognizing the benefits of service-learning and expressing support for the goals of the National Learn and Serve Challenge. [SCR-46] [Education ] [Community Development ] [Nonprofit ] [Children and Youth ] [Human Services ]
Recognizes the benefits of service-learning, which include: (1) enriching and enhancing academic outcomes for youth; (2) engaging youth in positive experiences in the community; and (3) encouraging youth to make more constructive choices with regards to their lives. Encourages schools, school districts, college campuses, community-based organizations, nonprofits, and faith-based organizations to provide youth with more service-learning opportunities. Expresses support for the goals of the National Learn and Serve Challenge, an annual event which (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Received In The House. on 10/15/2009

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