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Legislative Updates

White House Sends Congress a FY21 Budget

President’s Budget Proposal calls for shutdown of CNCS in FY21 On February 10, the White House released their FY21 budget request. The budget calls for the elimination of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), AmeriCorps and Senior Corps....

Congress Approves FY20 Funding for the Corporation for National and Community Service

In early December, Congress and the White House reached a deal on the FY20 budget. The spending package, signed by President Trump on December 20th, includes $1.1 billion for the Corporation for National and Community Service, an increase of $20...

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...

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