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House Appropriations Committee Votes to Protect National Service Funding
Committee Approves Spending Bill that Would Level-Fund CNCS in FY18 The House Appropriations Committee marked up and voted to advance an FY18 spending bill that would level-fund the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), AmeriCorps and Senior Corps at...
Read More »White House Sends Congress a Detailed FY18 Budget
President’s Full Budget Proposal Calls for Orderly Shutdown of CNCS in FY18 Today, the White House released a full budget proposal for fiscal year 2018, an expanded version of the Administration’s “skinny budget,” which was released earlier this year. The Administration’s...
Read More »Congress Passes Omnibus Spending Bill to Fund Government for Remainder of FY17
The agreement level-funds AmeriCorps and Senior Corps at FY16 levels
Read More »Senators Bennet and Isakson Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Make AmeriCorps Education Award Tax-Free
The bill would ensure AmeriCorps alumni are able to collect the full value of their Segal AmeriCorps Education Award
Read More »White House Budget Proposal Calls for Elimination of the Corporation for National and Community Service
The administration’s recommendations for FY18 would zero-out funding for AmeriCorps and Senior Corps On March 16, the White House released a Fiscal Year 2018 budget blueprint, which outlines the administration’s funding priorities for the federal fiscal year that begins October...
Read More »Senate Approves AmeriCorps Week Resolution
On Thursday, March 9, during the annual celebration of AmeriCorps Week, Sens. Chris Coons (D-DE), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) led an effort to pass Senate Resolution 86, which recognizes the contributions of AmeriCorps members...
Read More »Congress Passes Short-Term Continuing Resolution
The continuing resolution funds the Corporation for National and Community Service at FY16 levels for the first several months of FY17.
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