On July 30, President Biden announced his intent to nominate three additional members to the AmeriCorps agency’s Board of Directors – Leslie Bluhm, Lisette Nieves, and Flor Romero. The Board of Directors provide overall guidance to the agency and senior leaders, including the...
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House Committee Recommends $194M increase for AmeriCorps Agency
On July 15, the House Appropriations Committee approved the FY22 Labor-HHS spending bill, a measure that would provide nearly $254 billion to the Health and Human Services, Education and Labor departments. The bill includes $1.315 billion for the Corporation for...
Read More »National service can heal our partisan divides
This originally appeared on The Dallas Morning News on July 13, 2021 By AnnMaura Connolly and Rye Barcott 1:30 AM on Jul 13, 2021 As our communities work to recover from a pandemic that has disproportionately battered lower-income rural and urban areas, the...
Read More »Biden to nominate Michael D. Smith as CEO of AmeriCorps
On June 15, President Biden nominated Michael D. Smith to be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) or AmeriCorps agency. The CEO position requires confirmation by the United States Senate.
Read More »House Introduces the CORPS Act
Representatives David Price (D-NC), Tom Cole (R-OK), Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Michael Waltz (R-FL) have introduced H.R. 4100, the Cultivating Opportunity and Response to the Pandemic through Service Act or CORPS Act in the House. The House bill is identical...
Read More »AmeriCorps Tax Relief Bill Reintroduced in House and Senate
Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Representatives John Larson (D-CT) and Don Bacon (R-NE) reintroduced the Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Tax Relief Act. The bipartisan bill to exclude the Segal AmeriCorps Education Award from federal taxation was...
Read More »President Nominates Michael D. Smith to Lead AmeriCorps
On June 15, President Biden nominated Michael D. Smith to be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) or AmeriCorps agency. The CEO position requires confirmation by the United States Senate. Click here to...
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