{"bill":{"id":"118-hr-1588","congress":118,"type":"HR","number":1588,"title":"ACTION for National Service Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2023-03-14","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"L000557","fullName":"Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]","party":"D","state":"CT","district":1}],"cosponsorsCount":34,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2023-04-25","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology."},"policyArea":"Labor and Employment","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2023-04-25","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-03-14","text":"Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Natural Resources, and Agriculture, 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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-03-14","text":"Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Natural Resources, and Agriculture, 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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-03-14","text":"Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Natural Resources, and Agriculture, 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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-03-14","text":"Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Natural Resources, and Agriculture, 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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-03-14","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-03-14","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":" <p><b>America's Call To Improve Opportunities Now for National Service Act or the ACTION for National Service Act</b></p> <p>This bill reauthorizes and revises various national and community volunteer service programs.</p> <p>Specifically, it (1)&nbsp;renames the Corporation for National and Community Service&nbsp;as the AmeriCorps Administration, converts it from a government corporation into an executive department, and revises its membership, leadership, and authority; (2) reauthorizes&nbsp;programs carried out by the administration; (3)&nbsp;establishes a National Service Foundation to accept and administer gifts on behalf of the administration; (4) generally increases the living allowance amounts for program participants and excludes the amounts from taxable income; and (5) makes the national service educational award amount equal to twice the national average yearly cost for in-state tuition and fees at public, four-year institutions of higher education.</p> <p>Additionally, the bill creates an interagency Civilian Climate Corps, operated by the administration, to conduct service projects addressing climate change.</p>","updateDate":"2026-01-14T22:37:44Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":343,"ts":"2026-04-15T22:06:34.413Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=ACTION%20for%20National%20Service%20Act"}]}}