3.0.0 6958 2023-08-08T18:00:27Z 2023-08-08T18:00:27Z House HR 2022-03-07 117 [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 40 (Monday, March 7, 2022)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KIM of New Jersey:H.R. 6958.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H1330]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2022-03-28T16:41:46Z Referred to 2022-03-07T17:01:25Z hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2022-03-07T17:01:30Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2022-03-07T17:01:20Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2022-03-07T17:01:15Z 2022-03-28 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2022-03-07 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2022-03-07 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2022-03-07 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2022-03-07 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2022-03-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2022-03-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000394 Rep. Kim, Andy [D-NJ-3] Andy Kim D NJ 3 N International Affairs International Affairs 00 2022-03-07 Introduced in House 2023-08-08T17:50:48Z 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.

]]> A Chance To Serve Act Display Title A Chance To Serve Act Short Title(s) as Introduced A Chance To Serve Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To expand the financial, healthcare, and educational benefits received by Peace Corps and AmeriCorps volunteers, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr6958ih/xml/BILLS-117hr6958ih.xml 2022-03-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.