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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

House Committee Recommends $194M increase for AmeriCorps Agency

On July 15, the House Appropriations Committee approved the FY22 Labor-HHS spending bill, a measure that would provide nearly $254 billion to the Health and Human Services, Education and Labor departments. The bill includes $1.315 billion for the Corporation for...

House Introduces the CORPS Act

Representatives David Price (D-NC), Tom Cole (R-OK), Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Michael Waltz (R-FL) have introduced H.R. 4100, the Cultivating Opportunity and Response to the Pandemic through Service Act or CORPS Act in the House. The House bill is identical...

AmeriCorps Tax Relief Bill Reintroduced in House and Senate

Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Representatives John Larson (D-CT) and Don Bacon (R-NE) reintroduced the Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Tax Relief Act. The bipartisan bill to exclude the Segal AmeriCorps Education Award from federal taxation was...

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Thank you @OregonGovBrown for your showing your support of @AmeriCorps with the signing of HB2433, removing the sta… https://t.co/lKti1N35Hr

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Be sure to check out this op-ed on the important role of #nationalservice in creating a #civilianclimatecorps.… https://t.co/90OJXAlmKj

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