Legislative Updates, page 5

Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and Representative John Larson (D-CT) reintroduced the America’s Call to Improve Opportunities Now (ACTION) for National Service Act for the 118th Congress, along with 35 original cosponsors across the House and Senate. The ACTION for National...

The Biden-Harris Administration sent their fiscal year (FY) 2024 budget to Congress, requesting $1.479 billion for AmeriCorps. This is an increase of $166 million (nearly thirteen percent) over the FY23 enacted level. 

The House and Senate have passed a $1.7 trillion FY23 omnibus funding package that includes $1.313 billion for the AmeriCorps agency. The budget has now been sent to President Biden for his signature. The omnibus, which funds the federal government through...

House and Senate appropriators released a $1.66 trillion FY23 omnibus funding package to fund the federal government through September 2023 that includes $1.313 billion for the AmeriCorps agency.  The omnibus includes $772.5 billion for non-defense discretionary programs, $858 billion in...

Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) released twelve FY23 spending bills on July 28th. The Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations bill includes $1.225 billion for the AmeriCorps agency, $74.7 million or 6.5% more than last year. The Senate’s...

At the White House event with Domestic Policy Council Director Susan Rice, Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and AmeriCorps CEO Michael Smith, the Biden-Harris Administration launched a new National Partnership for Student Success (NPSS). The NPSS is a coordinated, research-based, locally-driven,...