Legislative Updates

On May 2nd, the White House Office of Management and Budget released its so-called “skinny budget” for FY26, which outlines President Trump’s topline priorities for spending and budget cuts.  This document outlines unprecedented federal funding cuts in fiscal year 2026,...

On Friday, March 14th, the Senate passed a seven-month continuing resolution (CR) to avoid a government shutdown and conclude the FY25 appropriations season. The House passed the bill on Tuesday, March 11th, and President Trump signed it on March 15th....

In the early morning of December 21st, Congress passed a second continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government at current levels through March 14th. President Biden signed the stopgap bill shortly after receiving it from the Senate. The CR included...

Congress passed a stopgap funding bill on September 25th, avoiding a government shutdown and delaying FY25 spending discussions until after the election.  The continuing resolution or CR maintains spending at FY24 enacted levels through December 20th. When members of Congress...

In July, the House and Senate Appropriations Committees separately met and marked up their FY 2025 Labor-HHS-Education bills and took vastly different approaches – in terms of top-line funding levels, bipartisanship, and for AmeriCorps specifically (referred to the in the...

On May 28th, the AmeriCorps agency published the final AmeriCorps State and National rule designed to boost grant flexibility, reduce barriers to service, and expand access to workforce development opportunities for AmeriCorps members. The new regulations will go into effect...