United States 118th Congress Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

HR 8595 — Promoting National Service and Reducing Unemployment Act

Last action — Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 118th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

To provide for supplemental appropriations to increase the number of Americorps members and to increase the living allowances of such members, and for other purposes.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill increases the living allowance for Americorps members and modifies the cost per member service year calculation.

  • 42 U.S.C. 12594(a)(1)

    a living allowance in an amount equal to or greater than the average annual subsistence allowance provided to VISTA volunteers under section 4955 of this title. → a living allowance in an amount equal to 200 percent of the poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and revised annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))) applicable to a family of the size involved), and adjusted each year after 2025 for inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Secretary of Labor.

    The living allowance is now set at 200 percent of the poverty line instead of the VISTA subsistence allowance.

  • 42 U.S.C. 12645c(a)

    $18,000 per full-time equivalent position → 125 percent of the amount of the minimum living allowance of a full-time participant per full-time equivalent position

    Changes the cost per member service year calculation to be based on the minimum living allowance instead of a fixed dollar amount.

Action History

  1. Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E581)

  4. Introduced in House

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 546 not signed on

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Not signed on (546)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 8595 do?
To provide for supplemental appropriations to increase the number of Americorps members and to increase the living allowances of such members, and for other purposes.
Who sponsors HR 8595?
HR 8595 is sponsored by Norton, Eleanor Holmes (Democratic).
What is the current status of HR 8595?
This bill died with 118th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HR 8595?
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