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It seemed like a victory, of sorts. Last week the Senate approved a bill to radically expand the AmeriCorps program. The bill initially contained language that proposed a study for mandatory service for all young people in the United States, but this language was removed as the bill moved through the Senate and did not appear in the final version.
Sec. 4 Duties (b) Specific topics. (6) Whether a workable, fair, and reasonable mandatory service requirement for all able young people could be developed, and how such a requirement could be implemented in a manner that would strengthen the social fabric of the Nation and overcome civic challenges by bringing together people from diverse economic, ethnic, and educational backgrounds.
(2) The issues that deter volunteerism and national service, particularly among young people, and how the identified issues can be overcome.
(3) Whether there is an appropriate role for Federal, State, and local governments in overcoming the issues that deter volunteerism and national service and, if appropriate, how to expand the relationships and partnerships between different levels of government in promoting volunteerism and national service.
(4) Whether existing databases are effective in matching community needs to would-be volunteers and service providers.
(5) The effect on the Nation, on those who serve, and on the families of those who serve, if all individuals in the United States were expected to perform national service or were required to perform a certain amount of national service.
(6) Whether a workable, fair, and reasonable mandatory service requirement for all able young people could be developed, and how such a requirement could be implemented in a manner that would strengthen the social fabric of the Nation and overcome civic challenges by bringing together people from diverse economic, ethnic, and educational backgrounds.
(7) The need for a public service academy, a 4-year institution that offers a federally funded undergraduate education with a focus on training future public sector leaders.
(8) The means to develop awareness of national service and volunteer opportunities at a young age by creating, expanding, and promoting service options for primary and secondary school students and by raising awareness of existing incentives.
(9) The effectiveness of establishing a training program on college campuses to recruit and educate college students for national service.
(c) Compensation-
(1) RATES OF PAY; TRAVEL EXPENSES- Each member shall serve without pay, except that each member shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with applicable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code.
(2) PROHIBITION OF COMPENSATION OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES- Notwithstanding paragraph (1), any member of the Commission who is a full-time officer or employee of the United States may not receive additional pay, allowances, or benefits because of service on the Commission.
That's the sound of the men
working on the chain ga-a-ang
That's the sound of the men
working on the chain gang
All day long they work so hard
Till the sun is goin' down
Working on the highways and byways
And wearing, wearing a frown
You hear them moanin' their lives away
Then you hear somebody sa-ay
That's the sound of the men
working on the chain ga-a-ang
Originally posted by Aeons
I personally love the idea of a mandatory civil service term.
Originally posted by Aeons
I personally love the idea of a mandatory civil service term.
Originally posted by ElectricUniverse
Oh, and BTW, that two faced son of a gun Dennis J. Kucinich has voted in favour for H.R. 1388, and will certainly vote in favour for this one too.
Any representative that voted in favour for H.R. 1388, and those who sponsored, and co-sponsor this new bill and any similar bill should be put in jail for trying to bring back forced labor, aka slavery for all Americans....
H.R.1388
Title: A bill entitled "The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, an Act to reauthorize and reform the national service laws."
Sponsor: Rep McCarthy, Carolyn [NY-4] (introduced 3/9/2009) Cosponsors (37)
Related Bills: H.RES.250, S.277
Latest Major Action: 3/26/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Yea-Nay Vote. 79 - 19. Record Vote Number: 115.
House Reports: 111-37
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COSPONSORS(37), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]: (Sort: by date)
Rep Altmire, Jason [PA-4] - 3/12/2009 Rep Andrews, Robert E. [NJ-1] - 3/9/2009
Rep Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [GU] - 3/16/2009 Rep Clarke, Yvette D. [NY-11] - 3/12/2009
Rep Courtney, Joe [CT-2] - 3/9/2009 Rep DeLauro, Rosa L. [CT-3] - 3/16/2009
Rep Driehaus, Steve [OH-1] - 3/16/2009 Rep Fattah, Chaka [PA-2] - 3/12/2009
Rep Grijalva, Raul M. [AZ-7] - 3/9/2009 Rep Hare, Phil [IL-17] - 3/9/2009
Rep Heinrich, Martin [NM-1] - 3/16/2009 Rep Hinojosa, Ruben [TX-15] - 3/9/2009
Rep Hirono, Mazie K. [HI-2] - 3/9/2009 Rep Holt, Rush D. [NJ-12] - 3/12/2009
Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] - 3/16/2009 Rep Kaptur, Marcy [OH-9] - 3/16/2009
Rep Kildee, Dale E. [MI-5] - 3/9/2009 Rep Klein, Ron [FL-22] - 3/12/2009
Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. [OH-10] - 3/12/2009 Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] - 3/12/2009
Rep Matsui, Doris O. [CA-5] - 3/16/2009 Rep McDermott, Jim [WA-7] - 3/16/2009
Rep Miller, George [CA-7] - 3/9/2009 Rep Payne, Donald M. [NJ-10] - 3/12/2009
Rep Perriello, Thomas S.P. [VA-5] - 3/16/2009 Rep Polis, Jared [CO-2] - 3/9/2009
Rep Price, David E. [NC-4] - 3/16/2009 Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] - 3/12/2009
Rep Sablan, Gregorio [MP] - 3/9/2009 Rep Sestak, Joe [PA-7] - 3/9/2009
Rep Shea-Porter, Carol [NH-1] - 3/12/2009 Rep Sutton, Betty [OH-13] - 3/16/2009
Rep Tonko, Paul D. [NY-21] - 3/9/2009 Rep Van Hollen, Chris [MD-8] - 3/12/2009
Rep Welch, Peter [VT] - 3/12/2009 Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6] - 3/12/2009
Rep Wu, David [OR-1] - 3/16/2009