Legislative Updates
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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 »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 »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.
Read More »House Committee Recommends $1.08 billion for CNCS in FY17
The House Appropriations Committee approved a draft fiscal year 2017 spending bill that includes $1.08 billion for the Corporation for National and Community Service, a $13 million decrease from last year’s enacted level. The House bill sustains the FY16 increase...
Read More »Senate Appropriators Advance FY17 Labor-HHS Funding Bill
The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee approved the fiscal year 2017 Labor-HHS-Education bill, which received largely bipartisan support for the first time in seven years. The Senate bill would provide the Corporation for National and Community Service with $1.03 billion, a...
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