Bill would expand AmeriCorps and raise service awards
In committeeH.R. 7910Latest action
Sponsor: John B. Larson · Representative · CT
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Official title: ACTION for National Service Act
119th Congress
Topics: Jobs & the economy
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HR 7910 would restructure AmeriCorps into a full executive department, raise education awards, and aim for 1 million service participants per year within 10 years.
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What does this do?
This bill would turn AmeriCorps into a full executive department called the AmeriCorps Administration, led by a Director at Cabinet-level rank. It would raise education awards for volunteers to twice the average in-state tuition at public four-year colleges and make both those awards and living allowances tax-free. The bill also sets a goal of one million national service participants per year within ten years, creates outreach to Americans ages 17 to 30, establishes a private nonprofit National Service Foundation to accept donations, and starts a study on whether service veterans should get preference in federal hiring.
Who does it affect?
This bill primarily affects current and future AmeriCorps volunteers and participants in related programs like VISTA and the National Senior Service Corps. It also affects the communities and organizations those participants serve.
Why does it matter?
Restructuring AmeriCorps as an executive department would change how the agency is governed and how much authority its leader holds. Raising education awards and removing taxes on awards and living allowances would change the financial picture for participants.
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedMar 12, 2026
- House committeeYou are here · Mar 12, 2026
- House vote
- Senate
- The president's desk
Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the president.
Latest action: — Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.