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  • H.R. 7698, also known as the "Building Civic Bridges Act," aims to amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 by creating an Office of Civic Bridgebuilding within the Corporation for National and Community Service. This office would be responsible for managing grants to support...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 7698 is like a plan to make new friends across different communities by creating an "Office of Civic Bridgebuilding" that gives out money to help people work together and solve problems. It wants to use $25 million each year to make sure everyone can learn and share how to be better friends and fix things that worry people in their neighborhoods.

  • H.R. 8959, introduced in the House of Representatives on July 9, 2024, aims to amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990. This bill proposes to allow individuals who have been granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) to be eligible for educational...

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    H.R. 8959 is a new rule that wants to let children who moved to the United States and are protected by a program called DACA get special school money, kind of like a scholarship, even if some other rules say they can't. This means these kids can get help paying for school right away if this rule becomes official.

  • H. RES. 1298 supports designating the second Friday of June as National Service and Conservation Corps Day. This resolution recognizes the contributions of over 150 Service and Conservation Corps, which involve young adults and veterans in projects like environmental...

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    H. RES. 1298 wants everyone to remember and celebrate the hard work of young people and veterans who help take care of nature and communities by setting aside a special day every year on the second Friday of June. This day would be like a big thank you to those helping the environment and communities, a bit like the famous helpers from long ago called the Civilian Conservation Corps.

  • H.R. 9569, known as the "Promoting Service through AmeriCorps Act," aims to reauthorize and modernize national service laws in the U.S. It proposes expanding service opportunities by creating new program flexibilities, increasing age eligibility for certain programs, and providing more...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 9569 is a bill that wants to make it easier and better for people to join programs like AmeriCorps, so they can volunteer to help in their communities, learn new skills, and maybe get support for school. But, some parts of the plan aren't very clear about how the money will be spent and how some of the rules will work.