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S. 4068119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Mar 12, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
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S 4068 would rename and reshape the agency that runs AmeriCorps, double education awards, and aim to enroll 1 million volunteers a year.
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This bill replaces the Corporation for National and Community Service with a new agency called the AmeriCorps Administration, led by a cabinet-level Director. It doubles education awards for people who complete national service, ties the award amount to twice the average in-state tuition at a public four-year college, and makes both those awards and living allowances tax-free. It also sets a goal of one million national service participants per year within ten years, creates outreach to Americans ages 17 to 30, and sets up a new nonprofit called the National Service Foundation to accept private donations.
Current and future AmeriCorps and VISTA volunteers would be most directly affected, along with nonprofit organizations that run service programs. Young Americans between ages 17 and 30 would be targeted by a new outreach effort about service opportunities in AmeriCorps, the Peace Corps, or the military.
Restructuring the agency under a cabinet-level Director would change how national service programs are governed and made accountable. Expanding education awards and removing taxes on those awards and living allowances would change the financial picture for people who choose to serve.
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Right now: a Senate committee is reviewing it. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1048-1049)