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It’s time to take action to protect and grow national service. Make your voice heard and ensure that your elected officials understand how national service is tackling the challenges facing your community.

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Legislative Updates

Senate Appropriations Committee Proposes Flat Funding for National Service

On September 18th, the Senate Appropriations Committee released their FY20 Labor-HHS-Education bill and report. The Senate bill includes a total of $178.3 billion in discretionary spending, a one percent increase over the FY19 enacted level and $36.2 billion over the President’s request. The...

House Appropriations Committee Votes to Increase National Service Funding

The House Appropriations Committee approved a draft fiscal year 2020 spending bill that includes $1.14 billion for the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). In total, the Labor-HHS-Education bill includes $189.9 billion in discretionary funding, an increase of $11.7...

White House Sends Congress a Detailed FY20 Budget

President’s Full Budget Proposal Calls for Orderly Shutdown of CNCS in FY20

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