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Update, April 21, 2009: President Obama signs the Serve America Act into law. To take effect October 1, 2009. The U.S. House of Representatives today passed a major overhaul and expansion of national service. The House passed H.R. 1388, the Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education (GIVE) Act bill by strong bipartisan vote of 321 to [ READ MORE ]
U.S. people of all ages who serve and volunteer will join members of the Congress for a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, March 18, at 10:30 am EST. The House of Representatives will consider the GIVE Act on the floor Wednesday, March 18th. The Congress members and volunteers will urge the House to pass the legislation that aims to "launch a new era of national service to help the nation get through the economic crisis."[ READ MORE ]
Update, April 21, 2009: President Obama signs the Serve America Act into law. To take effect October 1, 2009. March 11th, the House Education and Labor Committee approved H.R. 1388, the Generations InvigoratingVolunteerism and Education (GIVE) Act, on a 34-3 vote. The bill is expected to be sent to the full House for consideration during [ READ MORE ]
Today at 2:30 p.m. EST, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will hold a hearing on S. 277, the bipartisan Serve America Act, introduced by Senators Ted Kennedy (D-MA) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT). Watch live online[ READ MORE ]
RPCV Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT), Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS), and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) have introduced four bills that, taken together, emphasize access to service for people of all ages. The legislators have called their initiative the Service for All Ages Initiative and it includes[ READ MORE ]
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