ACTION for National Service Act
Latest action · Jun 25, 2019 Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
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.
- IntroducedJun 25, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
America's Call To Improve Opportunities Now for National Service Act or the ACTION for National Service Act
This bill (1) converts the Corporation for National and Community Service into the National and Community Service Administration; (2) reauthorizes programs carried out by the administration; (3) establishes a National Service Foundation to accept and administer gifts on behalf of the administration; and (4) modifies the calculation of national service educational awards.
Furthermore, the bill
- creates a 21st Century American Service Outreach Program to notify individuals age 17 and not more than age 30 about their eligibility to participate in national service programs,;
- increases living stipends for such volunteers and the cap on such full-time positions;
- provides a living allowance to members of the National Civilian Community Corps, under specified conditions; and
- provides an exclusion from gross income, for income tax purposes, for such educational awards and living allowances.
Cosponsors 189
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 25, 2019 to Dec 21, 2020; 184 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | A. Donald McEachin | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-MI | Andy Levin | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-LA | Cedric L. Richmond | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-PA | Conor Lamb | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-GA | David Scott | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-FL | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-WA | Denny Heck | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-FL | Donna E. Shalala | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-TX | Filemon Vela | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Katie Hill | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Tj Cox | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Jun 28, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Jul 23, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Aug 16, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Sep 12, 2019 | |
| D-IA | Abby Finkenauer | Dec 21, 2020 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Jun 25, 2019 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jun 25, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 25, 2019Introduced in House
- Jun 25, 2019Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 107, June 25, 2019, page H5167.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 994 | ACTION for National Service Act | Related bill | Apr 2, 2019 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
- Override Display Title
- ACTION for National Service Act
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- ACTION for National Service Act
- America’s Call To Improve Opportunities Now for National Service Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
- Advisory bodies
- Appropriations
- Corporation for National and Community Service
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal officials
- Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
- Higher education
- Income tax exclusion
- Labor and Employment
- National and community service
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- Student aid and college costs
- Tax-exempt organizations
- Wages and earnings
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 25, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.