On March 23, 2018 Congress passed and the president signed a $1.3 trillion omnibus appropriations bill to fund government operations through the remainder of fiscal year 2018 (which ends on September 30, 2018). The bill includes $1.06 billion for the Corporation for National and Community...
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House of Representatives Approves Bill to Level-Fund National Service through September 2018
The House of Representatives passed an FY18 omnibus appropriations bill, a 12-bill package that includes $510 billion for non-defense discretionary spending and $621 billion for defense spending. While the bill would sustain funding for the Corporation for National and Community...
Read More »President Signs Bill to Avoid Government Shutdown and Fund CNCS through December
The spending bill avoids the threat of a government shutdown on October 1, when FY18 begins, and includes a short-term continuing resolution that extends funding at approximately FY17 levels for all of the functions of the federal government, including the...
Read More »Senate Appropriations Committee Votes to Level-Fund AmeriCorps and Senior Corps
The Senate Appropriations Committee marked up and approved an FY18 spending bill that would level-fund the majority of Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) programs, including AmeriCorps and Senior Corps, next year. The bill maintains current funding levels for...
Read More »House Appropriations Committee Votes to Protect National Service Funding
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 current levels.
Read More »White House Sends Congress a Detailed FY18 Budget
The Administration’s FY18 budget proposal calls for the elimination of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), AmeriCorps, and Senior Corps over the course of the next year. If enacted, the President’s proposal would support the orderly shutdown of...
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
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