Archive for the ‘ Legislation ’ Category
As of today, it sounds like legislation that allows the U.S. federal government to fund all programs at 2010 levels will expire in a couple of weeks. Background In order to continue funding programs like AmeriCorps and HeadStart, Congress must come together to pass a new budget. Soon the Senate will look to pass a [ READ MORE ]
Will the House kill the Corporation for National and Community Service? The battle According to Voices for National Service, this week the U.S. House of Representatives begins consideration of H.R. 1, a Continuing Resolution that will fund the last 7 months of Fiscal Year 2011 and eliminate AmeriCorps, Senior Corps, Learn & Serve America and the Volunteer Generation [ READ MORE ]
Today the Senate gave final congressional approval to a package of six appropriations bills to fund many government programs for Fiscal Year 2010, including 1.149 billion for the Corporation for National and Community Service, and $400 million for the Peace Corps. President Obama is expected to sign the appropriations package into law shortly. The $400 million [ READ MORE ]
Patrick Corvington, Barack Obama’s pick to become the C.E.O. of the Corporation for National and Community Service, was approved by the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee earlier today. His nomination may see the floor of the Senate as early as next week — if he’s supported there, he’ll be able to start [ READ MORE ]
More Peace Corps may be in the stars — and the budget. Yesterday evening, Jonathan Pearson of the National Peace Corps Association’s Advocacy Program announced that According to Congressman Sam Farr, speaking tonight at an event in Washington to celebrate the Peace Corps, negotiations on the State/Foreign Operations Fiscal Year 2010 appropriations bill have closed. Farr [ READ MORE ]
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