S.277 - 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 (4)

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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.
  • Popular: Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act as introduced.
  • Short: Serve America Act as reported to senate.

03/31/09
Mobilizing the masses

The Serve America Act (S. 277) seeks to increase the number of AmeriCorps volunteers from 75000 to 250000 within four years, while providing funds to help ...

Source: The NonProfit Times
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03/30/09
Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act Waiting for Obama's Signature

Last week, the Senate amended the bill by adding the text of its version (S. 277). The Senate also renamed the bill the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act. ...

Source: OMB Watch
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03/28/09
PennLive.com

by Lucy Hugel The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act (S. 277) has passed the senate and moves to the house. Thursday, the US Senate sent back to the House ...

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03/27/09
US Senate Joins House of Representatives in Passing Legislation to ...

... ----The US Senate today joined with the US House of Representatives in passing historic national service legislation (ServeAmerica Act S. 277) which, ...

Source: FOXBusiness
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03/26/09
$5.7 Billion Service Legislation Passes Senate

S. 277 was adopted by a bipartisan 79-19 vote and now will head to the House of Representatives to iron out differences and amendments to companion ...

Source: The NonProfit Times
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03/26/09
The House GIVEth, and the government taketh away (our freedoms)

According to a Congressional Budget Office analysis of the Senate bill, S. 277, the bill would cost "$418 million in 2010 and about $5.7 billion over the ...

Source: Wizbang
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03/26/09
Post Chronicle

S. 277 was adopted by a bipartisan 79-19 vote and now will head to the House of Representatives to iron out differences and amendments to companion ...

Source: The NonProfit Times
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03/25/09
MICHELLE MALKIN: Bills create bureaucracy, slush fund

According to a Congressional Budget Office analysis of the Senate bill (S.277), it would cost "$418 million in 2010 and about $5.7 billion over the ...

Source: San Angelo Standard Times
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03/25/09
US Senate Joins House of Representatives in Passing Legislation to ...

... joined with the US House of Representatives in passing historic national service legislation (serveamerica Act S. 277) which, like the House GIVE Act, ...

Source: PR Newswire (press release)
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03/25/09
US Senate Joins House of Representatives in Passing Legislation to ...

... joined with the US House of Representatives in passing historic national service legislation (ServeAmerica Act S. 277) which, like the House GIVE Act, ...

Source: PR Newswire (press release)
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03/23/09
Senators Propose Legislation to Help Small Charities Get ...

The legislation was offered as an amendment to the Serve America Act, S. 277, a bill to expand the country’s national-service programs. Sen. ...

Source: Chronicle of Philanthropy (subscription)
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03/23/09
Examiner.com

Virginia Foxx (R-NC) has included a "poison pill" in the Serve America Act (S. 277). which amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 and will ...

Source: Examiner.com
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03/22/09
Washington Times

... for more than $1.1 billion for national service programs, an increase of more than $210 million. ___ The House bill is HR 1388. The Senate bill is S.277.

Source: The Associated Press
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03/22/09
Lobbying Ban in National-Service Bill Comes Under Fire

... the context of a national-service program. The Senate is debating its version of the national-service bill, the Serve America Act, S. 277, this week.

Source: Chronicle of Philanthropy (subscription)
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03/22/09
Senate looks into expanding AmeriCorps

... for more than $1.1 billion for national service programs, an increase of more than $210 million. ___ The House bill is HR 1388. The Senate bill is S.277.

Source: The Associated Press
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03/22/09
Serve America Act sends volunteers to Hooverville

So implies the Serve America Act (S. 277).[1] Serve America is the Senate's attempt to turn into reality President Obama's campaign promises about public ...

Source: Spero News
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03/18/09
Congress Gives Big Boost to National Service

Action now moves to the Senate, which is expected to vote on the Serve America Act, S. 277, next week. The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions ...

Source: Chronicle of Philanthropy (subscription)
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03/18/09
National Service Bill Passes House Of Representatives

... Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP) released the Serve America Act (S. 277). Of the 105 no votes in the House, 104 were cast by Republicans ...

Source: The NonProfit Times
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03/17/09
Congress looks at boosting service opportunities

... to the Corporation for National and Community Service, the agency that oversees the program. ___ The House bill is HR 1388. The Senate bill is S.277.

Source: The Associated Press
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03/17/09
FOXNews

... to the Corporation for National and Community Service, the agency that oversees the program. ___ The House bill is HR 1388. The Senate bill is S.277.

Source: The Associated Press
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03/11/09
AARP Applauds Capitol Hill for Focusing on the Next Generation of ...

A statement from AARP Chief Operating Officer Tom Nelson on the Serve America Act (S. 277) and the GIVE Act (HR 1388) follows: “AARP applauds Senators ...

Source: All American Patriots (press release)
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03/10/09
Lawmakers move to expand service opportunities

... basis and would create a fund to allow nonprofit groups to recruit and help train volunteers. ___ The House bill is HR 1388. The Senate bill is S.277.

Source: The Associated Press
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03/10/09
KSFY

... basis and would create a fund to allow nonprofit groups to recruit and help train volunteers. ___ The House bill is HR 1388. The Senate bill is S.277.

Source: The Associated Press
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03/10/09
KSFY

... basis and would create a fund to allow nonprofit groups to recruit and help train volunteers. ___ The House bill is HR 1388. The Senate bill is S.277.

Source: The Associated Press
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03/10/09
KSFY

... basis and would create a fund to allow nonprofit groups to recruit and help train volunteers. ___ The House bill is HR 1388. The Senate bill is S.277.

Source: The Associated Press
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02/24/09
Key Democrat Says Congress Likely to Move Quickly to Expand ...

That measure, the Serve America Act (S. 277), would triple the number of participants in year-long programs like AmeriCorps to 250000 by 2013, ...

Source: Chronicle of Philanthropy (subscription)
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