HR 5533 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

Nonprofit Sector and Community Solutions Act of 2010

Fact sheet

Latest action · Sep 13, 2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJun 15, 2010
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Nonprofit Sector and Community Solutions Act of 2010 - Establishes the United States Council on Nonprofit Organizations and Community Solutions, which shall study how the federal government can work more effectively with nonprofit organizations to achieve better outcomes in addressing national and community challenges. Directs the Council to provide advice to the President and Congress on: (1) the establishment and enhancement of grant programs to build the capacity of nonprofit organizations, to support research and the reporting of data on nonprofit organizations, and to assist the government to effectively address national and community challenges by supporting nonprofit organizations, encouraging social innovation, and enabling nonprofit organizations to replicate and expand the use of effective strategies for addressing such challenges; and (2) how innovation can enhance the impact of nonprofit organizations. Directs the Council to organize and carry out a national summit on nonprofit organizations to inform the public and Congress of the results of its activities.

Directs the President to establish an Interagency Working Group on Nonprofit Organizations and the Federal Government, which shall: (1) develop recommendations on federal policies relating to contracting with and making grants to nonprofit organizations and the availability to nonprofit organizations of federal funding provided to state and local governments; (2) develop recommendations on enhancing the effectiveness of federal support for organizational development assistance for building the capacity of nonprofit organizations; (3) identify strategies for managing relationships with nonprofit organizations; (4) provide to the Council information on government operations; and (5) assist the implementation of Council recommendations..

Directs the Secretary of Commerce: (1) to collect all data in the possession of a federal agency relating to nonprofit organizations and make such data available annually to the public, Congress, the Council, and the Working Group; and (2) through the Bureau of Economic Analysis, to submit to Congress, the Council, and the Working Group a report that includes recommendations for the establishment of measures to assess and track the economic impact of nonprofit organizations in the United States.

Requires: (1) the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to ensure accurate and timely data on funding provided to nonprofit organizations by the federal government; (2) the Secretary of Labor to ensure that employment data provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) includes nonprofit organizations as a distinct category of employer; (3) the Director of the Census to annually submit a comprehensive report on nonprofit organizations; and (4) the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish a program to improve information and knowledge regarding nonprofit organizations.

Cosponsors 22

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 23, 2010 to Nov 17, 2010.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-IADavid LoebsackJun 23, 2010
D-MNJames L. OberstarJun 23, 2010
D-MNKeith EllisonJun 23, 2010
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoJun 23, 2010
D-NJRush HoltJun 23, 2010
R-MIVernon J. EhlersJun 23, 2010
R-PATodd Russell PlattsJun 24, 2010
D-KYBen ChandlerJul 15, 2010
D-NHCarol Shea-PorterJul 15, 2010
D-CTJoe CourtneyJul 15, 2010
D-WITammy BaldwinJul 22, 2010
D-MORuss CarnahanJul 26, 2010
D-MEMichael H. MichaudJul 28, 2010
D-LARodney AlexanderJul 28, 2010
D-NCBrad MillerJul 30, 2010

Actions 6

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 13, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
  2. Jun 15, 2010Introduced in House
  3. Jun 15, 2010Referred to House Education and Labor
  4. Jun 15, 2010Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
  5. Jun 15, 2010Referred to House Science and Technology

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 15, 2010Introduced in House

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