Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) have reintroduced the Cultivating Opportunity and Response to the Pandemic through Service Act or CORPS Act along with 15 other original cosponsors – Senators Blunt (R-MO),Cassidy (R-LA), Collins (R-ME), Cornyn (R-TX), Graham...
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Congress Passes COVID-19 Rescue Package
On Wednesday, March 10th, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan, sending the $1.9 trillion budget reconciliation bill to President Biden to sign into law. The COVID-19 package, which provides critical pandemic relief and economic support...
Read More »Congress Finalizes FY21 Funding for the Corporation for National and Community Service
Congress cleared a spending package for President Trump’s signature that will provide $900 billion to address the COVID-19 pandemic and fund all the federal agencies through the fiscal year ending on September 30, 2021. The FY21 spending bill provides the...
Read More »The CORPS Act: Cultivating Opportunity and Response to the Pandemic through Service Act
The CORPS Act calls for strengthening and expanding AmeriCorps and Senior Corps to help our nation recover from COVID-19.
Read More »Pandemic Response and Opportunity Through National Service Act
The Pandemic Response and Opportunity Through National Service Act would dramatically expand national service in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Read More »Congress Passes H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act
Congress passed H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, a $2 trillion bill that provides significant funding for businesses, hospitals, schools, and social support programs to mitigate the impact of COVID-19; the package includes national service...
Read More »White House Sends Congress a FY21 Budget
President’s Budget Proposal calls for shutdown of CNCS in FY21 On February 10, the White House released their FY21 budget request. The budget calls for the elimination of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), AmeriCorps and Senior Corps....
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