Pandemic Response and Opportunity Through National Service Act
Latest action · May 6, 2020 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedMay 6, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Pandemic Response and Opportunity Through National Service Act
This bill expands, and modifies the priorities and administration of, national service programs, including AmeriCorps and Senior Corps, to address the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic and its recovery period. Among other changes, the bill increases the number of national service positions, as well as the living allowances and other benefits associated with these positions. The living allowance is also excluded from gross income for federal tax purposes.
In addition, the Corporation for National and Community Service must (1) establish a pilot project to allow state service commissions to directly place individuals, and (2) disseminate national service opportunities through a promotional campaign and other means.
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 6, 2020 to Jun 24, 2020; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | May 6, 2020 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | May 6, 2020 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | May 6, 2020 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | May 6, 2020 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | May 6, 2020 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | May 6, 2020 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | May 6, 2020 |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Original | May 6, 2020 |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Original | May 6, 2020 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | May 6, 2020 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | May 6, 2020 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | May 6, 2020 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | May 6, 2020 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | May 6, 2020 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | May 6, 2020 |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Original | May 6, 2020 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | May 11, 2020 | |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | May 11, 2020 | |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | May 11, 2020 | |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | May 11, 2020 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | May 12, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Jun 2, 2020 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Jun 2, 2020 | |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Jun 8, 2020 | |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Jun 22, 2020 | |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Jun 24, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred May 6, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 6, 2020Introduced in Senate
- May 6, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46513 | Federal Conservation Corps Programs: Options for Congress in Response to COVID19 Archived | Report | Sep 3, 2020 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3964 | CORPS Act | Related bill | Jun 16, 2020 |
| HR 6702 | Pandemic Response and Opportunity Through National Service Act | Identical bill | May 5, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the national service laws to prioritize national service programs and projects that are directly related to the response to and recovery from the COVID-19 public health emergency, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Pandemic Response and Opportunity Through National Service Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
- Adult education and literacy
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Corporation for National and Community Service
- Disability and paralysis
- Education programs funding
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employment and training programs
- Food supply, safety, and labeling
- Government information and archives
- Higher education
- Income tax exclusion
- Indian social and development programs
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Juvenile crime and gang violence
- Labor and Employment
- Minority employment
- National and community service
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- Student aid and college costs
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
- Youth employment and child labor
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 6, 2020Introduced in Senate
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.
