A Chance To Serve Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 7, 2022)
A Chance To Serve Act
This bill provides various benefits for Peace Corps and AmeriCorps volunteers and increases the number of AmeriCorps volunteer positions to at least 500,000 (currently there are approximately 250,000 positions).
Among other provisions, the bill (1) provides eligible former Peace Corps and AmeriCorps volunteers with three years of non-compete eligibility for federal employment whereas currently, former volunteers generally get one year of eligibility with extensions available in certain situations; (2) provides eligible former volunteers with health care benefits for one year; and (3) exempts from taxation certain payments and allowances paid to volunteers.
What just happenedMar 28, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMar 7, 2022
- Mar 28, 2022Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Mar 7, 2022IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Veterans' Affairs, and Education and Labor, 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.
Education and the Workforce Committee - Mar 7, 2022IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Veterans' Affairs, and Education and Labor, 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.
Veterans' Affairs Committee - Mar 7, 2022IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Veterans' Affairs, and Education and Labor, 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.
Foreign Affairs Committee - Mar 7, 2022IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Veterans' Affairs, and Education and Labor, 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.
Ways and Means Committee - Mar 7, 2022IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Mar 7, 2022IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House