# 119-hr-7910: ACTION for National Service Act

119-hr-7910, ACTION for National Service Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-30).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7910
- Congress: 119
- Title: ACTION for National Service Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-30

## Summary

**This bill would elevate AmeriCorps into an Executive department** and replace the Corporation for National and Community Service with a new AmeriCorps Administration to centralize federal national service. It would expand outreach to people aged 17–30, raise living allowances and per‑participant grant limits, and set a long term goal of 1,000,000 annual participants by 2036. - Creates a 21st Century American Service Outreach Program to contact people aged 17–30 at age 17 and every two years about service options like AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and military service, and to simplify applying with opt out choices. - Raises statutory per‑participant grant caps and living allowance formulas and ties any increases to available appropriations so participant numbers are maintained; for example, two grant caps move from $18,000 to $30,000 and from $19,500 to $39,000. - Establishes the AmeriCorps Administration led by a Director with executive department rank, reorganizes advisory boards and creates a National Service Foundation, and sets a goal of 1,000,000 participants while authorizing $2.5 million in initial FY2027 funding to begin operations. *Authorizes $2.5 million in initial FY2027 funding to establish the Administration and says larger expansions depend on future appropriations.*

## Cosponsors (17)

- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Bigger Education Award for Participants: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would raise the national service educational award by making it equal to twice the national average yearly in‑state tuition and fees at public four‑year colleges for the award year. The award amount would change each year with that national average. This would give individual r…
- Tax-Free National Service Payments: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would exclude national service educational awards, loan discharges from those awards, and living allowances from federal gross income for tax purposes. The exclusion for awards and loan discharges would apply to taxable years ending after enactment, and the living allowance exc…
- National Service Foundation Start-Up: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would create a tax‑exempt National Service Foundation to accept private gifts for AmeriCorps activities. The Foundation would have a board that includes the Director as an ex‑officio, nonvoting member and nonfederal appointees. The bill would authorize $2,500,000 to start the F…
- Plan and Funding to Grow Service: mixed, high. If enacted, the bill would authorize funding for fiscal years 2027 through 2036 to grow national service toward at least 1,000,000 participants by September 30, 2036. The Administration would have to plan for 250,000 approved positions in FY2027 and phased increases through FY2035, balance full‑ an…
- Higher Stipends and Grant Caps: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would raise statutory formulas used to set living stipends and allowances for participants and increase statutory per‑FTE grant caps (for example, one per‑FTE cap would rise to $30,000 and another to $39,000). Those increases could let programs pay higher stipends and grants. B…
- AmeriCorps Administration and Governance: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would replace the Corporation for National and Community Service with an AmeriCorps Administration treated as an Executive department. The agency head would be renamed Director and may be the current CEO at first. The Director would get broader authority to make grants, contrac…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-7910 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7910)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7910 (as of 2026-09-30).