# 116-hr-5618: Promoting National Service and Reducing Unemployment Act

116-hr-5618, Promoting National Service and Reducing Unemployment Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC); status Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5618
- Congress: 116
- Title: Promoting National Service and Reducing Unemployment Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
- Introduced: 2020-01-15
- Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Social Welfare
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Promoting National Service and Reducing Unemployment Act This bill provides FY2020 supplemental appropriations to the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) for Operating Expenses, Salaries and Expenses, and the Office of Inspector General. The CNCS must use the funds in a manner that (1) increases to 500,000 the number of national service positions approved under the AmeriCorps program, and (2) gives preference to programs that propose to use full-time national service positions.

## Related bills

- 116-hr-9053: No Congressional Gun Loophole Act
- 116-hr-9029: Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act
- 116-hr-8994: Restoring Students’ Right to Appeal Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8963: Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act District of Columbia Equality Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8956: Midnight Regulations Review Act
- 116-hr-8927: Federal Gift Shop Tax Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-5618 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5618)

## Related
- [116-hr-9053: No Congressional Gun Loophole Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-9053)
- [116-hr-9029: Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-9029)
- [116-hr-8994: Restoring Students’ Right to Appeal Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8994)
- [116-hr-8963: Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Resto…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8963)
- [116-hr-8956: Midnight Regulations Review Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8956)
- [116-hr-8927: Federal Gift Shop Tax Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8927)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5618 (as of 2025-11-18).