Promoting National Service and Reducing Unemployment Act
Sponsored By: Representative Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced
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.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
More pay and slots for service
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 effect upon enactment. The FY2027 appropriation is described as "such sums as may be necessary" to support the expansion and the pay increase. After 2027, the allowance would be increased each year by the Labor Department's Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI‑U). The bill would also raise the per-member cost benchmark to 125% of a full-time participant's minimum living allowance, replacing the prior $18,000 fixed figure.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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