S.3487 - Serve America Act

A bill to amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to expand and improve opportunities for service, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: A bill to amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to expand and improve opportunities for service, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: Serve America Act as introduced.

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06/13/10
S.3487: e-KNOW Act - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress

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12/30/08
Service Coalitions Propose 'Nonprofit Stimulus Package ...

... economic-recovery plan should include proposals to expand national-service programs like AmeriCorps, and to create new ones, that Mr. Obama has already put forward and that are included in the proposed Serve America Act, S. 3487. ...

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12/30/08
Service Coalitions Propose 'Nonprofit Stimulus Package ...

... economic-recovery plan should include proposals to expand national-service programs like AmeriCorps, and to create new ones, that Mr. Obama has already put forward and that are included in the proposed Serve America Act, S. 3487. ...

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12/21/08
The New York City Hunger Blog: Dear President-elect Obama: Here’s ...

In addition to proposing ways in which the Obama administration can better utilize AmeriCorps Members and Non-Profit groups, Berg explains how Obama’s administration can improve the Serve America Act (S. 3487), supported by Senators ...

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12/02/08
Humpty Dumpty's Demons and Dialogue: National Service Required to ...

All of these satellite groups under the CNCS look to be funded by Congress if S.3487 (Serve America Act) passes. The Serve America Act would set up the National Reserve Corps to do the following:. National Service Reserve Corps ...

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12/01/08
National Service Required to Kill America - BlackListed News

All of these satellite groups under the CNCS look to be funded by Congress if S.3487 (Serve America Act) passes. The Serve America Act would set up the National Reserve Corps to do the following:. National Service Reserve Corps ...

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12/01/08
National Service Required to Kill America - BlackListed News

All of these satellite groups under the CNCS look to be funded by Congress if S.3487 (Serve America Act) passes. The Serve America Act would set up the National Reserve Corps to do the following:. National Service Reserve Corps ...

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11/21/08
The Raiser's Razor: Obama's Plan for Partnering with Nonprofits

Co-sponsor of the Serve America Act, S. 3487, which would expand the number of participants in year-long national-service programs to 250000 by 2013 and create new federal service programs involving older Americans and high-school and ...

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11/18/08
Congressional Briefing on Civic ... ( You are invited to attend a ...

Representatives from the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee and Senator Orrin Hatch's (R-UT) office and others will discuss proposed national service bills, including the Serve America Act (S. 3487) and the Encore Service ...

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11/18/08
Congressional Briefing on Civic ... ( You are invited to attend a ...

Representatives from the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee and Senator Orrin Hatch's (R-UT) office and others will discuss proposed national service bills, including the Serve America Act (S. 3487) and the Encore Service ...

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10/31/08
National Service Learning Challenge

The introduction of S. 3487 is the first step towards the passage of a comprehensive national service reauthorization bill that will build off the success of the existing national service programs. Programs like AmeriCorps, Senior Corps ...

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09/28/08
Both McCain and Obama Back New National-Service Bill ...

The full text of the bill, S. 3487, is now available, providing more detail about the proposals, including budget figures for several programs to help charities:. Community Solutions Funds. The Corporation for National and Community ...

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09/28/08
“I thought I was on the different street”

The Serve America Act of 2008 (S. 3487), introduced at the ServiceNation Summit in New York City. Senators Kennedy and Hatch provided bold leadership to develop this bill and both Presidential candidates are signed-on as original ...

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09/27/08
OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - H.Res.1507 Providing for ...

S.3487 Serve America Act [1]. Show More User Statistics... Hide User Statistics. In the News feed. We are not currently finding any news articles on this topic using our daily automated search of Google News. ...

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09/26/08
Serve America Act

Peter Levine of CIRCLE has a substantive post raising quite a few good points about service in America, especially as it relates to the Kennedy-Hatch 'Serve America' Act (S. 3487), a bill that, if passed, would significantly increase ...

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09/24/08
Serve America Act

Peter Levine of CIRCLE has a substantive post raising quite a few good points about service in America, especially as it relates to the Kennedy-Hatch ‘Serve America’ Act (S. 3487), a bill that, if passed, would significantly increase ...

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09/24/08
the Kennedy-Hatch Serve America Act

The Kennedy-Hatch “Serve America Act of 2008” (S.3487) would dramatically expand federal support for civilian service programs. Both major presidential candidates took time out on Sept. 11 to endorse the bill in New York City. ...

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09/23/08
Service Nation Summit on 9/11..OH MY

(S.3487) Serve America Act. I must do some more digging to verify....but..I understand it will increase Americorps by 2/3rds. These are NOT volunteer jobs btw. They are low paid bureaucratic jobs designed with the intent to indoctrinate ...

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09/21/08
Both McCain and Obama Back New National-Service Bill

The full text of the bill, S. 3487, is now available, providing more detail about the proposals, including budget figures for several programs to help charities:. Community Solutions Funds. The Corporation for National and Community ...

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09/21/08
S. 3487 Serve America Act summary

Grants for “Youth Engagement Zones”, “not less than $250k and not more than $1m. Eligible partnerships include: a community-based agency, local educational agency, a State Commission or State education agency, local government agency, ...

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09/18/08
Presenting the Serve America Act : S.3487

http://thomas.loc.gov/… S.3487 Serve America Act (Introduced in Senate) (a) Findings- Congress finds the following: (1) Engaging in service-learning and community service activities at a young

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09/16/08
Service on the Blogosphere

The support letter is currently circulating for sign-on, and final copies will be shared with other Members of the Senate to encourage them to co-sponsor S. 3487. The goal is to have at least 100 organizations signed on to this support ...

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09/15/08
Senators Kennedy & Hatch Introduce Serve America Act

On Friday, September 12th, Senators Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) introduced S. 3487, The Serve America Act. A major legislative initiative to expand and improve domestic and international service opportunities, ...

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09/14/08
National Service Bill: September 12, 2008

S. 3487. A bill to amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to expand and improve opportunities for service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Source: GPO [S8482]

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09/11/08
S.3487: Serve America Act - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress

S.3487 - Serve America Act. A bill to amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to expand and improve opportunities for service, and for other purposes. view all titles (2). Close ...

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09/11/08
S.3487: Serve America Act - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress

This legislation aimed to increase the number of service/volunteer opportunities supported by the federal government. While it did not proceed in the 110th Congress, it was approved by the House and Senate in the 111th ...

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09/11/08
S.3487: Serve America Act - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress

This legislation aimed to increase the number of service/volunteer opportunities supported by the federal government. While it did not proceed in the 110th Congress, it was approved by the House and Senate in the 111th ...

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09/11/08
S.3487: Serve America Act - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress

This legislation aimed to increase the number of service/volunteer opportunities supported by the federal government. While it did not proceed in the 110th Congress, it was approved by the House and Senate in the 111th ...

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09/11/08
S.3487: Serve America Act - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress

This legislation aimed to increase the number of service/volunteer opportunities supported by the federal government. While it did not proceed in the 110th Congress, it was approved by the House and Senate in the 111th ...

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09/11/08
S.3487: Serve America Act - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress

This legislation aimed to increase the number of service/volunteer opportunities supported by the federal government. While it did not proceed in the 110th Congress, it was approved by the House and Senate in the 111th ...

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