# 119-hr-10062: Promoting National Service and Reducing Unemployment Act

119-hr-10062, Promoting National Service and Reducing Unemployment Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-12).

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- As of: 2026-09-12
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10062
- Congress: 119
- Title: Promoting National Service and Reducing Unemployment Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-08-06
- Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-12

## Summary

**Boosts pay and programs for national service.** This bill would provide a one-time FY2027 supplemental appropriation to expand AmeriCorps and related national service positions and would permanently raise member living allowances and funding baselines.

## Provisions PRIA read

- More pay and slots for service: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would fund a one-time expansion to add at least 500,000 national service positions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027. It would set each participant's living allowance to 200% of the federal poverty guideline for their family size, and that requirement would take eff…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-10062 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10062)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10421)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10062 (as of 2026-09-12).