Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 10062
Promoting National Service and Reducing Unemployment Act
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Introduced 2026-08-06Topic: labor · budget · economy jobsSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill would provide extra federal funding for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, to add at least 500,000 national service (AmeriCorps) positions. It would permanently require national service programs to pay each participant a living allowance equal to 200 percent of the poverty line for their family size, adjusted each year after 2027 for inflation. It would also change the federal limit on cost per full-time service position from $18,000 to 125 percent of the minimum full-time living allowance.
Sponsors
- Eleanor Holmes Norton Democrat sponsor
- 0 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | House | Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2026-08-06 | House | Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2026-08-06 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2026-08-06 | Introduced in House | introduce |