Bills in the 110th Congress
H.R. 2857
GIVE Act Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act
Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act
To reauthorize and reform the national service laws.
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Sponsor
Carolyn McCarthy
D-NY 4th- 32 Cosponsors
- 11 Amendments
Jan 3, 2009: Stalled
Education
Actions
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March 6, 2008 2:53 PM EST |
Pursuant to section 2 of H. Res. 1015, the Chair announced that further proceedings on H.R. 2857 would be postponed. |
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March 6, 2008 2:43 PM EST |
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kuhl motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment inserting a new section entitled Criminal History Checks. Show Debate Speakers |
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March 6, 2008 2:41 PM EST |
Mr. Kuhl (NY) moved to recommit with instructions to Education and Labor. (consideration: CR H1397-1398; text: CR H1397) |
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March 6, 2008 2:38 PM EST |
On motion to table the motion to appeal the ruling of the chair Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 221 - 191, 1 Present (Roll no. 107). |
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March 6, 2008 2:22 PM EST |
Mr. Miller, George moved to table the motion to appeal the ruling of the chair (consideration: CR H1397) |
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March 6, 2008 2:21 PM EST |
Mr. Lungren, Daniel E. appealed the ruling of the chair. The question was then put on sustaining the ruling of the chair. |
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March 6, 2008 2:12 PM EST |
Mr. Miller, George raised a point of order against the motion to recommit with instructions. Mr. Miller stated that the motion to recommit with instructions sought to insert non-germane material into the bill. Sustained by the Chair. |
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March 6, 2008 2:11 PM EST |
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lungren motion to recommit with instructions, pending reservation of a point of order. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with a complete new text consisting of the bill H.R. 3773, as passed by the Senate. Show Debate Speakers |
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March 6, 2008 2:09 PM EST |
Mr. Lungren, Daniel E. moved to recommit with instructions to Education and Labor. (consideration: CR H1395-1397; text: CR H1395) |
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March 6, 2008 2:07 PM EST |
The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. (text: CR H1357-1376) |
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March 6, 2008 2:07 PM EST |
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H1395) |
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March 6, 2008 2:06 PM EST |
H.AMDT. 969: On agreeing to the Inslee amendment (A011) Agreed to by recorded vote: 252 - 161 (Roll no. 106). |
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March 6, 2008 2:06 PM EST |
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2857. |
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March 6, 2008 1:58 PM EST |
H.AMDT. 968: On agreeing to the Flake amendment (A010) Failed by recorded vote: 153 - 260 (Roll no. 105). |
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March 6, 2008 1:31 PM EST |
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed. |
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March 6, 2008 1:31 PM EST |
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration. |
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March 6, 2008 1:31 PM EST |
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1393-1398) |
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March 6, 2008 1:20 PM EST |
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2857 as unfinished business. |
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March 6, 2008 1:19 PM EST |
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Inslee amendment, the Chair put the question on the adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Platts demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the Inslee amendment until later in the legislative day. |
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March 6, 2008 1:09 PM EST |
H.AMDT. 969: Amendment (A011) offered by Mr. Inslee. (consideration: CR H1391-1393, H1394-1395; text: CR H1391-1392) Show Debate Speakers |
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March 6, 2008 1:09 PM EST |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1015, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Inslee amendment. |
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March 6, 2008 1:08 PM EST |
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Flake amendment, the Chair put the question on the adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Flake demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the Flake amendment until later in the legislative day. |
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March 6, 2008 12:57 PM EST |
H.AMDT. 968: Amendment (A010) offered by Mr. Flake. (consideration: CR H1390-1391, H1394; text: CR H1390) Show Debate Speakers |
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March 6, 2008 12:57 PM EST |
DEBATE - Pusuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1015, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Flake amendment. |
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March 6, 2008 12:57 PM EST |
H.AMDT. 967: On agreeing to the Sutton amendment (A009) Agreed to by voice vote. |
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March 6, 2008 12:51 PM EST |
H.AMDT. 967: Amendment (A009) offered by Ms. Sutton. (consideration: CR H1389-1390; text: CR H1389) Show Debate Speakers |
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March 6, 2008 12:51 PM EST |
H.AMDT. 966: On agreeing to the Sutton amendment (A008) Agreed to by voice vote. |
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March 6, 2008 12:44 PM EST |
H.AMDT. 966: Amendment (A008) offered by Ms. Sutton. (consideration: CR H1388-1389; text: CR H1388) Show Debate Speakers |
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March 6, 2008 12:44 PM EST |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1015, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Sutton amendment. |
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March 6, 2008 12:44 PM EST |
H.AMDT. 965: On agreeing to the English (PA) amendment (A007) Agreed to by voice vote. |
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March 6, 2008 12:38 PM EST |
H.AMDT. 965: Amendment (A007) offered by Mr. English (PA). (consideration: CR H1387-1388; text: CR H1387) Show Debate Speakers |
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March 6, 2008 12:38 PM EST |
H.AMDT. 964: On agreeing to the English (PA) amendment (A006) Agreed to by voice vote. |
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March 6, 2008 12:32 PM EST |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res 1015, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the English amendment. Show Debate Speakers |
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March 6, 2008 12:32 PM EST |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res 1015 , the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the English amendment. |
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March 6, 2008 12:31 PM EST |
H.AMDT. 964: Amendment (A006) offered by Mr. English (PA). (consideration: CR H1386-1387; text: CR H1386) |
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March 6, 2008 12:31 PM EST |
H.AMDT. 963: On agreeing to the English (PA) amendment (A005) Agreed to by voice vote. |
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March 6, 2008 12:27 PM EST |
H.AMDT. 963: Amendment (A005) offered by Mr. English (PA). (consideration: CR H1385-1386; text: CR H1386) Show Debate Speakers |
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March 6, 2008 12:27 PM EST |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1015, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the English amendment. |
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March 6, 2008 12:27 PM EST |
H.AMDT. 962: On agreeing to the McDermott amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote. |
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March 6, 2008 12:21 PM EST |
H.AMDT. 962: Amendment (A004) offered by Mr. McDermott. (consideration: CR H1383-1385; text: CR H1383-1385) Show Debate Speakers |
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March 6, 2008 12:21 PM EST |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1015, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the McDermott amendment. |
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March 6, 2008 12:21 PM EST |
H.AMDT. 961: On agreeing to the Matsui amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote. |
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March 6, 2008 12:16 PM EST |
H.AMDT. 961: Amendment (A003) offered by Ms. Matsui. (consideration: CR H1382-1383; text: CR H1382-1383) Show Debate Speakers |
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March 6, 2008 12:16 PM EST |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1015, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Matsui amendment. |
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March 6, 2008 12:16 PM EST |
H.AMDT. 960: On agreeing to the McKeon amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote. |
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March 6, 2008 12:10 PM EST |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1015, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the McKeon amendment. Show Debate Speakers |
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March 6, 2008 12:09 PM EST |
H.AMDT. 960: Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. McKeon. (consideration: CR H1381-1382; text: CR H1381) |
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March 6, 2008 12:09 PM EST |
H.AMDT. 959: On agreeing to the McCarthy (NY) amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote. |
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March 6, 2008 12:04 PM EST |
H.AMDT. 959: Amendment (A001) offered by Mrs. McCarthy (NY). (consideration: CR H1376-1381; text: CR H1376-1380) Show Debate Speakers |
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March 6, 2008 12:04 PM EST |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1015, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the McCarthy (NY) amendment. |
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March 6, 2008 11:16 AM EST |
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 2857. Show Debate Speakers |
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March 6, 2008 11:13 AM EST |
The Speaker designated the Honorable Ellen O. Tauscher to act as Chairwoman of the Committee. |
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March 6, 2008 11:13 AM EST |
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 1015 and Rule XVIII. Show Debate Speakers |
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March 6, 2008 11:13 AM EST |
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2857 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. |
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March 6, 2008 11:13 AM EST |
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1015. (consideration: CR H1349-1393) |
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March 6, 2008 11:13 AM EST |
Rule H. Res. 1015 passed House. |
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March 4, 2008 8:13 PM EST |
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1015 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2857 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. A specified amendment is in order. |
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November 1, 2007 1:00 PM EDT |
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 110-420 . |
| November 1, 2007 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 265. |
| November 1, 2007 | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 110-420. |
| September 11, 2007 | Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities Discharged. |
| September 11, 2007 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities. |
| June 27, 2007 | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 0. |
| June 27, 2007 | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. |
| June 26, 2007 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. |
| June 26, 2007 | Introduced in House |
Amendments
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H.AMDT. 959
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-539 to make various technical changes and clarifications to the bill. The amendment makes various technical changes to Learn and Serve America (Subtitle B); clarifies matching requirements of AmeriCorps State/National (Subtitle C); strengthens Senior Corps by phasing in competition for the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) by 2013 and creating incentive grants to encourage high performance among the Senior Corps programs with a priority for RSVP programs; and provides New Service Initiatives including a new national service pilot program to support individuals seeking to do service for small, eligible entities and a Silver Scholarship program for individuals 55 years of age and older who perform 600 hours of service. The amendment also expands the scope to include community colleges serving predominantly minority student populations; and gives priority to areas which the President has declared to be major disaster areas.Mar 6, 2008: Passed House -
H.AMDT. 967
An amendment numbered 9 printed in House Report 110-539 to require the Corporation for National and Community Service to conduct a study to identify specific areas of need for displaced workers and how existing programs and activities carried out under the national service laws can better serve displaced workers and communities affected by plant closings and job losses. The amendment also would require the Corporation to develop and carry out a pilot program based on the findings of the study.Mar 6, 2008: Passed House -
H.AMDT. 966
An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 110-539 to require the Corporation for National and Community Service to consider whether an area has a mortgage foreclosure rate greater than the national average when considering applications from States and other eligible entities.Mar 6, 2008: Passed House -
H.AMDT. 965
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 110-539 to require the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service to coordinate with veterans' organizations serving veterans with disabilities to provide opportunities for young people enrolled in existing NACS programs to serve as drivers in the DAV Transportation 1Network on a full-time, part-time, or as-needed basis.Mar 6, 2008: Passed House -
H.AMDT. 964
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 110-539 to add a section to bill stating that it is the Sense of Congress that the Corporation for National and Community Service should make the maximum effort possible to coordinate with the National Endowment for the Humanities to provide opportunities for young people enrolled in NACS programs to collect oral histories from senior citizens in the communities where they serve.Mar 6, 2008: Passed House -
H.AMDT. 963
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 110-539 to add a section at the end of bill stating that it is the Sense of Congress that the Corporation for National and Community Service should make the maximum effort possible to coordinate the recruiting and assignment procedures of their various programs to allow senior citizens and their grandchildren to share volunteer opportunities and/or be assigned to the same geographic areas during their period of service.Mar 6, 2008: Passed House -
H.AMDT. 962
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 110-539 to establish a temporary Congressional Commission on Civic Service within the Legislative Branch. The Commission would be tasked with making recommendations to Congress about how to improve opportunities for public service.Mar 6, 2008: Passed House -
H.AMDT. 961
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 110-539 to integrate two competitive funding streams and seek to improve collaboration between state and national entities.Mar 6, 2008: Passed House -
H.AMDT. 960
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 110-539 to require the Corporation to establish priorities for programs funded under the national service laws for programs that recruit veterans into service opportunities, promote community-based efforts to meet the needs of military families while a family member is deployed, and promote community-based efforts to meet the needs of military families when a member of the family returns from a deployment. The amendment also would require the Corporation to annually report to Congress on the number and percentage of national service positions eligible for the education award that are filled by veterans, and to establish annual goals for increasing those numbers and percentages.Mar 6, 2008: Passed House -
H.AMDT. 969
An amendment numbered 11 printed in House Report 110-539 to add an Energy Conservation Corps, which would seek to address the nation's energy and transportation infrastructure needs while providing work and service opportunities.Mar 6, 2008: Passed House -
H.AMDT. 968
An amendment numbered 10 printed in House Report 110-539 to strike the "summer of service" grant program and reduce the authorized amount designated for the program.Mar 6, 2008: On agreeing to the Flake amendment (A010) Failed by recorded vote: 153 - 260 (Roll no. 105).
Cosponsors
- Ruben Hinojosa, D-TX 15th
- Doris O. Matsui, D-CA 5th
- George Miller, D-CA 7th
- Todd Platts, R-PA 19th
- Dale E. Kildee, D-MI 5th
- Yvette D. Clarke, D-NY 11th
- Phil Hare, D-IL 17th
- Donald M. Payne, D-NJ 10th
- John P. Sarbanes, D-MD 3rd
- Joe Sestak Jr., D-PA 7th
- Danny Davis, D-IL 7th
- John Yarmuth, D-KY 3rd
- Rush Holt, D-NJ 12th
- Jason Altmire, D-PA 4th
- Zoe Lofgren, D-CA 16th
- Bob Etheridge, D-NC 2nd
- Robert Andrews, D-NJ 1st
- Tim Bishop, D-NY 1st
- Joe Courtney, D-CT 2nd
- Susan Davis, D-CA 53rd
- Raul Grijalva, D-AZ 7th
- Mazie Hirono, D-HI 2nd
- William J. Jefferson, D-LA 2nd
- Dennis Kucinich, D-OH 10th
- David Loebsack, D-IA 2nd
- Michael McNulty, D-NY 21st
- Gregory Meeks, D-NY 6th
- David E. Price, D-NC 4th
- Linda T. Sánchez, D-CA 39th
- Christopher Shays, R-CT 4th
- Carol Shea-Porter, D-NH 1st
- Ron Klein, D-FL 22nd