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111th Congress: Reauthorization of the Corporation for National and Community Service and Expansion of National Service Programs
The Serve America Act, S. 277, legislation to reauthorize and strengthen the national service laws, was introduced by Senators Kennedy and Hatch on January 16, 2009. On March 26, 2009, the Senate voted 79-19 to pass national service reauthorization legislation, naming the bill the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act.
- Statement by the President on the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act (The White House - 3/26/2009)
- Press Release: Senate Passes Historic Bipartisan Expansion of National Service (3/26/2009)
- Text of S. 277 as reported by Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee (Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions - 3/18/2009)
- Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee meeting on "The Next Generation of National Service" (Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions - 3/10/2009)
- Bill Text (PDF - Government Printing Office)
- Bill Summary (Congressional Research Service)
- Statement of Alan Solomont Before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on the Next Generation of National Service (3/9/2009)
- Statement of Stephen Goldsmith Before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on the Next Generation of National Service (3/9/2009)
The Generations Invigorating Volunteering and Education (GIVE) Act, H.R. 1388, a bipartisan reauthorization bill, was introduced on March 10, 2009. On March 11, 2009, the House Committee on Education and Labor approved the GIVE Act by a vote of 34-3.
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