S. 277 - Serve America Act
Service, Community - Social welfare. 111th Congress (2009-2010) View bill details
- Sponsor:
- Edward Kennedy
- Summary:
- A bill to amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to expand and improve opportunities for service, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has passed through committee and has been put on a legislative calendar.
There have been no votes on this bill.
Serve America Act
S. 277 — 111th Congress (2009–2010)
- Keywords
- Service, Community
- Summary
- A bill to amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to expand and improve opportunities for service, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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- Title
- A bill to amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to expand and improve opportunities for service, and for other purposes.
- Other Titles
- Serve America Act
- Serve America Act
- Sponsor
- Edward Kennedy
- Co-Sponsors
- Sherrod Brown
- Benjamin Cardin
- John Isakson
- Robert Menéndez
- Bernard Sanders
- Mark Udall
- Tom Udall
- Roger Wicker
- Daniel Akaka
- Evan Bayh
- Robert Byrd
- Thad Cochran
- Christopher Dodd
- Byron Dorgan
- Richard Durbin
- Judd Gregg
- Orrin Hatch
- John Kerry
- Mary Landrieu
- Frank Lautenberg
- Patrick Leahy
- Carl Levin
- Blanche Lincoln
- John McCain
- Barbara Mikulski
- Lisa Murkowski
- Patty Murray
- Bill Nelson
- John Reed
- Harry Reid
- John Rockefeller
- Charles Schumer
- Olympia Snowe
- Kirsten Gillibrand
- Robert Casey
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- Mark Warner
- Jeanne Shaheen
- Kay Hagan
- Jeff Merkley
- Edward Kaufman
- Michael Bennet
- Subjects
- Social welfare
- Academic performance and assessments
- Advisory bodies
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Education programs funding
- Elementary and secondary education
- Employment and training programs
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Financial literacy
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Forests
- Government information and archives
- Government investigations
- Government trust funds
- Health care coverage and access
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Higher education
- Lakes and rivers
- Low- and moderate-income housing
- National and community service
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
- Personnel records
- Public-private cooperation
- Residential rehabilitation and home repair
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- Solid waste and recycling
- Student aid and college costs
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 1/16/2009 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 1/16/2009 1/16/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Put on a legislative calendar 3/18/2009 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. 3/18/2009 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Mikulski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Put on a legislative calendar 3/18/2009 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 34. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
Average contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…
supported this bill
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| Welfare & Social Work [About] |
| Elderly issues/Social Security [About] |
Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 111th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2005 – December 31, 2010.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions by Legislator
Name | Party | State | $ From Interest Groups That Supported | $ From Interest Groups That Opposed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel K. Akaka | D | HI | $24,500 | $0 |
| Andrew Lamar Alexander | R | TN | $161,911 | $0 |
| John Barrasso | R | WY | $16,700 | $0 |
| Max Baucus | D | MT | $88,507 | $0 |
| Birch "Evan" Bayh | D | IN | $70,640 | $0 |
| Mark Begich | D | AK | $47,225 | $0 |
| Bob Bennett | R | UT | $29,600 | $0 |
| Jesse "Jeff" Bingaman | D | NM | $31,083 | $0 |
| Christopher "Kit" Bond | R | MO | $8,050 | $0 |
| Barbara Boxer | D | CA | $347,739 | $0 |
| Sherrod Brown | D | OH | $314,845 | $0 |
| Sam Brownback | R | KS | $1,000 | $0 |
| Jim Bunning | R | KY | $5,750 | $0 |
| Richard Burr | R | NC | $51,125 | $0 |
| Roland Burris | D | IL | $0 | $0 |
| Robert Byrd | D | WV | $53,050 | $0 |
| Maria Cantwell | D | WA | $173,328 | $0 |
| Ben Cardin | D | MD | $178,654 | $0 |
| Tom Carper | D | DE | $26,175 | $0 |
| Bob Casey | D | PA | $264,610 | $0 |
| Clarence Saxby Chambliss | R | GA | $62,868 | $0 |
| Hillary Clinton | D | NY | $612,713 | $0 |
| Tom Coburn | R | OK | $9,400 | $0 |
| William Thad Cochran | R | MS | $18,350 | $0 |
| Susan Collins | R | ME | $57,967 | $0 |
| Gaylord Kent Conrad | D | ND | $40,367 | $0 |
| Bob Corker | R | TN | $206,335 | $0 |
| John Cornyn | R | TX | $120,700 | $0 |
| Mike Crapo | R | ID | $8,180 | $0 |
| Jim DeMint | R | SC | $34,950 | $0 |
| Chris Dodd | D | CT | $68,500 | $0 |
| Byron Dorgan | D | ND | $36,150 | $0 |
| Dick Durbin | D | IL | $217,900 | $0 |
| John Ensign | R | NV | $11,250 | $0 |
| Mike Enzi | R | WY | $11,500 | $0 |
| Russ Feingold | D | WI | $416,663 | $0 |
| Dianne Feinstein | D | CA | $77,315 | $0 |
| Lindsey Graham | R | SC | $65,943 | $0 |
| Chuck Grassley | R | IA | $41,150 | $0 |
| Judd Gregg | R | NH | $500 | $0 |
| Kay Hagan | D | NC | $95,130 | $0 |
| Tom Harkin | D | IA | $144,650 | $0 |
| Orrin Hatch | R | UT | $57,301 | $0 |
| Kay Bailey Hutchison | R | TX | $67,250 | $0 |
| Jim Inhofe | R | OK | $13,370 | $0 |
| Dan Inouye | D | HI | $60,200 | $0 |
| Johnny Isakson | R | GA | $50,700 | $0 |
| Mike Johanns | R | NE | $12,250 | $0 |
| Tim Johnson | D | SD | $30,550 | $0 |
| Ted Kaufman | D | DE | $0 | $0 |
| Ted Kennedy | D | MA | $132,317 | $0 |
| John Kerry | D | MA | $80,619 | $0 |
| Amy Klobuchar | D | MN | $204,300 | $0 |
| Herb Kohl | D | WI | $0 | $0 |
| Jon Kyl | R | AZ | $93,770 | $0 |
| Mary Landrieu | D | LA | $135,402 | $0 |
| Frank Lautenberg | D | NJ | $54,750 | $0 |
| Patrick Leahy | D | VT | $27,800 | $0 |
| Carl Levin | D | MI | $134,442 | $0 |
| Joe Lieberman | I | CT | $181,275 | $0 |
| Blanche Lincoln | D | AR | $83,827 | $0 |
| Dick Lugar | R | IN | $50,681 | $0 |
| Mel Martinez | R | FL | $15,150 | $0 |
| John McCain | R | AZ | $52,725 | $0 |
| Claire McCaskill | D | MO | $202,084 | $0 |
| Addison "Mitch" McConnell | R | KY | $128,175 | $0 |
| Bob Menéndez | D | NJ | $115,286 | $0 |
| Jeff Merkley | D | OR | $117,936 | $0 |
| Barbara Mikulski | D | MD | $98,011 | $0 |
| Lisa Murkowski | R | AK | $12,100 | $0 |
| Patty Murray | D | WA | $202,840 | $0 |
| Earl "Ben" Nelson | D | NE | $46,077 | $0 |
| Clarence "Bill" Nelson | D | FL | $153,690 | $0 |
| Mark Pryor | D | AR | $18,850 | $0 |
| John "Jack" Reed | D | RI | $42,125 | $0 |
| Harry Reid | D | NV | $275,305 | $0 |
| Jim Risch | R | ID | $4,550 | $0 |
| Charles "Pat" Roberts | R | KS | $21,100 | $0 |
| John "Jay" Rockefeller | D | WV | $88,000 | $0 |
| Ken Salazar | D | CO | $26,500 | $0 |
| Bernie Sanders | I | VT | $93,286 | $0 |
| Chuck Schumer | D | NY | $156,125 | $0 |
| Jeff Sessions | R | AL | $39,250 | $0 |
| Jeanne Shaheen | D | NH | $112,920 | $0 |
| Richard Shelby | R | AL | $50,800 | $0 |
| Olympia Snowe | R | ME | $67,753 | $0 |
| Arlen Specter | D | PA | $246,040 | $0 |
| Debbie Stabenow | D | MI | $250,936 | $0 |
| Jon Tester | D | MT | $92,499 | $0 |
| John Thune | R | SD | $34,790 | $0 |
| Mark Udall | D | CO | $158,720 | $0 |
| Tom Udall | D | NM | $90,700 | $0 |
| David Vitter | R | LA | $33,925 | $0 |
| George Voinovich | R | OH | $20,730 | $0 |
| Mark Warner | D | VA | $141,743 | $0 |
| Jim Webb | D | VA | $124,447 | $0 |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | D | RI | $67,300 | $0 |
| Roger Wicker | R | MS | $30,980 | $0 |
| Ron Wyden | D | OR | $83,400 | $0 |
