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Raises AmeriCorps living allowances and per‑FTE grant caps, makes national service educational awards and many living allowances tax‑free, redesigns and retitles the national service agency and board, and sets a nonbinding 10‑year growth goal to reach 1,000,000 annual national service participants by FY2036. It also requires outreach to 17–30 year‑olds, new planning and reporting, limits stipend increases to available appropriations, and directs studies and interagency work on award eligibility and federal hiring preference.
The bill would substantially expand and enhance national service—providing more slots, higher pay and education benefits, and clearer governance—at the cost of higher federal spending, increased administrative complexity, and risks of politicization or strained program quality if funding and implementation lag.
Young adults, students, and nonprofits: the bill authorizes a major scale‑up (planning toward up to 1,000,000 participant slots), expands placement authority, and mandates sustained outreach, which would substantially increase the number of national service opportunities nationwide.
Young adults, students, and low‑income participants: the bill raises statutory stipend and education award levels (indexed to tuition averages) and excludes awards and living allowances from taxable income, increasing participants' after‑tax compensation and the real value of service benefits.
Federal employees, grantees, and partner organizations: the bill clarifies statutory names, creates a defined Director/Administration role, and reclassifies AmeriCorps into the Executive branch, reducing legal ambiguity and improving interagency coordination and access to executive resources.
Taxpayers and federal budget priorities: the bill is likely to increase federal spending (larger stipends and awards, program scale‑up, tax exclusions, and added administrative costs), putting upward pressure on appropriations and potentially increasing deficits or crowding other priorities.
Prospective participants, host organizations, and state/local partners: if Congress does not fully fund the statutory expansion or higher award/stipend levels, the program may be unable to meet placement goals or maintain per‑participant support, creating uncertainty and possible loss of expected benefits.
Nonprofits, grantees, and federal staff: implementing the name changes, governance shifts, new reporting, redefinition of authorities, and annual stipend/grant adjustments will create administrative complexity and short‑term compliance costs for agencies and partners.
Introduced March 12, 2026 by John F. Reed · Last progress March 12, 2026