ACTION for National Service Act
Sponsored By: Representative Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
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Summary
America's Call To Improve Opportunities Now for National Service Act or the ACTION for National Service Act This bill amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 to reestablish the Corporation for National and Community Service as an independent executive agency called the National and Community Service Administration. An individual who successfully completes a term of full-time national service shall be entitled to a national service educational award equal to twice the amount of tuition for the institution of higher education where the individual is enrolled, not to exceed twice the average in-state tuition. Current law limits the award's value to the maximum amount of a Federal Pell Grant that an individual is eligible to receive in the aggregate. Within the administration, the bill establishes an interagency working group to evaluate specified issues related to: (1) eligibility for tuition and student loan repayment assistance with regard to participation in certain national or volunteer service programs, (2) the advisability of granting federal hiring preference to certain volunteer program participants, and (3) methods for increasing the participation of seniors in national service programs. The National Service Foundation, a nonprofit corporation established by the bill, shall accept and administer gifts made in connection with the administration. The bill expresses support for the authorization of appropriations sufficient to provide, within 10 years, volunteer service opportunities for at least 1 million volunteers in full-time national service annually. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude AmeriCorps educational awards from gross income.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
CT • D
Cosponsors
JOSEPH CROWLEY
NY • D
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Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
CT • D
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MIKE DOYLE
PA • D
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Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9]
FL • D
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Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
AZ • D
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Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
NC • D
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Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]
GA • D
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ROBERT BRADY
PA • D
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Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
CA • D
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STEVE ISRAEL
NY • D
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Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
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Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]
NY • D
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EDDIE JOHNSON
TX • D
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Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]
MA • D
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Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
IL • D
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Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8]
MI • D
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Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1]
AZ • D
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Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]
NM • D
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Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
NY • D
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Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
NY • D
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Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
WI • D
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Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1]
MA • D
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Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]
NJ • D
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Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
NJ • D
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Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]
CO • D
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CHARLES RANGEL
NY • D
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Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2]
LA • D
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TIM RYAN
OH • D
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Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
CA • D
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SANDER LEVIN
MI • D
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Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
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Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
CA • D
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Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]
NM • D
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JIM MCDERMOTT
WA • D
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Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
NY • D
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BOBBY RUSH
IL • D
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Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]
CA • D
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Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13]
GA • D
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Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8]
NJ • D
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Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
CA • D
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JOHN LEWIS
GA • D
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Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
AL • D
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LOUISE SLAUGHTER
NY • D
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Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
CA • D
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Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
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Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]
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Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
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Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34]
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Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
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Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
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Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
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Peter Welch
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Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
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Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]
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Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
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JAMES LANGEVIN
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Rep. Ashford, Brad [D-NE-2]
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Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
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Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6]
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Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
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Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
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LOIS CAPPS
CA • D
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Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
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Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5]
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Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
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JOHN CONYERS
MI • D
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ELIJAH CUMMINGS
MD • D
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PETER DEFAZIO
OR • D
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Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6]
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Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
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Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
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Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16]
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SAM FARR
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GENE GREEN
TX • D
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LUIS GUTIERREZ
IL • D
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Rep. Hahn, Janice [D-CA-44]
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MICHAEL HONDA
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Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
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Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
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Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]
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Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5]
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Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
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MICHAEL CAPUANO
MA • D
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Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
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Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
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Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
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Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6]
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Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
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Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21]
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Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]
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Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4]
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Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
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Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1]
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Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
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Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
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Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
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Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17]
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Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]
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Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]
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Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]
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Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
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Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
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Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
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Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]
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Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4]
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ELIOT ENGEL
NY • D
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Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]
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Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]
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Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4]
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Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]
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Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]
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Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2]
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Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
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Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7]
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Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
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Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31]
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Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
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Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]
VI • D
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Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]
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Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3]
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Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
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Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
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Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3]
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Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
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Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
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Roll Call Votes
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