# 119-hr-10248: SERVICE for America Act

119-hr-10248, SERVICE for America Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10248
- Congress: 119
- Title: SERVICE for America Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-17

## Summary

**Creates a new public-service nonimmigrant visa (W) and a green-card path for long-term public-service workers and people who arrived as children.** It also opens AmeriCorps to DACA recipients and authorizes work for spouses and minor children of W-visa holders. - Workers & families: The W-visa covers people employed in defined public-service jobs, is valid for 3 years with one 3-year extension, and lets spouses and minor children work. Applicants must generally show at least 5 aggregate years of presence as a dependent or DACA status to qualify. - Aspiring permanent residents: Individuals who entered as children can seek adjustment to lawful permanent resident status after meeting either 7 years' physical presence and 2 years of public-service employment, or 2 years in W-status. Certain grounds of inadmissibility may be waived and applicants may not be detained or removed while their application is pending. - Service & program access: The bill explicitly adds DACA recipients to AmeriCorps eligibility and defines “public service job” broadly to include health care, education, law enforcement, social work, public interest law, 501(c)(3) work, Tribal college faculty, and other public services.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Green card route for long‑time public servants: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would create a new adjustment pathway to lawful permanent residence for long‑term public‑service workers. One route requires 7 aggregate years present as a dependent child of a qualifying nonimmigrant, another allows DACA recipients, and a third allows W‑status holders with at…
- New multi‑year work visa for public servants: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would create a new W nonimmigrant status for full‑time public‑service workers. The status would last 3 years and could be extended once for another 3 years while you remain in a qualifying public‑service job. Your spouse and minor children would be allowed to work incident to t…
- AmeriCorps access for DACA and long‑present youth: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would let DACA recipients (deferred action from June 15, 2012) join AmeriCorps. It would also let people who were lawfully present as dependent children for at least 5 aggregate years join, with some dependent visa types excluded. Eligible noncitizens would be able to take Amer…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-10061: Wildfire Response and Readiness Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-10248 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10248)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-10061: Wildfire Response and Readiness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10061)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10248 (as of 2026-09-17).