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
Total contributions given to Senators within 30 days of the vote "Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions." from interest groups that…
supported this bill
| Schools & colleges |
| Health, Education & Human Resources |
| Welfare & Social Work |
| Elderly issues/Social Security |
opposed this bill
| Contributor | Interest group | Amount | Date | Senate member | Party | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drumm, Maureen | Health, Education & Human Resources | $250 | 12/17/08 | Arlen Specter | D | PA |
| Grossman, Barbara | Schools & colleges | $-2,300 | 12/17/08 | John Kerry | D | MA |
| Dahlberg, James | Schools & colleges | $500 | 12/18/08 | Russell Feingold | D | WI |
| Grossman, Barbara W | Schools & colleges | $-2,300 | 12/19/08 | John Rockefeller | D | WV |
| Nichols, Christine | Health, Education & Human Resources | $1,000 | 12/22/08 | David Vitter | R | LA |
| Robson, Carol | Welfare & Social Work | $200 | 12/22/08 | Russell Feingold | D | WI |
| Watrous, John | Schools & colleges | $200 | 12/22/08 | Russell Feingold | D | WI |
| Boesch, Doyce | Health, Education & Human Resources | $250 | 12/23/08 | Jim Bunning | R | KY |
| Host, William | Health, Education & Human Resources | $1,000 | 12/26/08 | Arlen Specter | D | PA |
| Strazzella, James | Schools & colleges | $250 | 12/26/08 | Arlen Specter | D | PA |
| Abraham, Timothy J | Schools & colleges | $300 | 12/28/08 | George Voinovich | R | OH |
| De La Pedraja, Osvaldo a Jr | Health, Education & Human Resources | $-2,300 | 12/29/08 | Mel Martinez | R | FL |
| Haddix, Anne | Schools & colleges | $250 | 12/29/08 | Russell Feingold | D | WI |
| Zachem, Patricia B | Schools & colleges | $-2,300 | 12/29/08 | Mel Martinez | R | FL |
| Dahlberg, James | Schools & colleges | $500 | 12/30/08 | Russell Feingold | D | WI |
| Dahlberg, James | Schools & colleges | $-500 | 12/30/08 | Russell Feingold | D | WI |
| Herzing, Stacey | Schools & colleges | $2,300 | 12/30/08 | Russell Feingold | D | WI |
| Reardon, Regina C | Health, Education & Human Resources | $300 | 12/30/08 | Robert Casey | D | PA |
| Sandgren, Eric | Schools & colleges | $500 | 12/31/08 | Russell Feingold | D | WI |
| Sandgren, Eric | Schools & colleges | $200 | 12/31/08 | Russell Feingold | D | WI |
| Sandgren, Eric | Schools & colleges | $-200 | 12/31/08 | Russell Feingold | D | WI |
| Lutzer, David | Schools & colleges | $250 | 1/8/09 | Hillary Clinton | D | NY |
| Dzau, Victor | Schools & colleges | $2,000 | 1/13/09 | Kay Hagan | D | NC |
| Holtmann, Erich | Schools & colleges | $250 | 1/14/09 | Russell Feingold | D | WI |
| Dyk, Robert V | Health, Education & Human Resources | $2,400 | 1/16/09 | Harry Reid | D | NV |
| Van Dyk, Robert | Health, Education & Human Resources | $2,200 | 1/16/09 | Harry Reid | D | NV |
| Brotherton, Paula | Schools & colleges | $1,000 | 1/19/09 | Blanche Lincoln | D | AR |
| Trenga, Bonnie | Schools & colleges | $500 | 1/26/09 | Arlen Specter | D | PA |
| Coulter, Ed | Schools & colleges | $1,000 | 1/27/09 | Blanche Lincoln | D | AR |
| Webb, Gene | Schools & colleges | $2,400 | 1/27/09 | Richard Durbin | D | IL |
| Brooks, Frederick | Schools & colleges | $1,000 | 1/29/09 | Richard Burr | R | NC |
| Edison Schools | Schools & colleges | $2,000 | 2/2/09 | Daniel Inouye | D | HI |
| Lufler, Henry | Schools & colleges | $500 | 2/2/09 | Russell Feingold | D | WI |
| Munger, Philip | Schools & colleges | $1,500 | 2/2/09 | Russell Feingold | D | WI |
| Brookstein, David | Schools & colleges | $500 | 2/3/09 | Arlen Specter | D | PA |
| Pierantozzi, John | Schools & colleges | $500 | 2/3/09 | Arlen Specter | D | PA |
| Santangelo, Charles | Health, Education & Human Resources | $500 | 2/3/09 | Arlen Specter | D | PA |
| Coors, James G | Schools & colleges | $500 | 2/4/09 | Russell Feingold | D | WI |
| Cunningham, William H | Schools & colleges | $500 | 2/4/09 | Byron Dorgan | D | ND |
| Dunn, Deborah | Schools & colleges | $2,300 | 2/4/09 | Blanche Lincoln | D | AR |
| Dunn, Deborah | Schools & colleges | $2,300 | 2/4/09 | Blanche Lincoln | D | AR |
| Shields, Donald C | Schools & colleges | $250 | 2/4/09 | Claire McCaskill | D | MO |
| Zweibel, Ellen | Schools & colleges | $250 | 2/4/09 | Russell Feingold | D | WI |
| Parks, David L Dr | Health, Education & Human Resources | $1,000 | 2/5/09 | John Isakson | R | GA |
| Price, Jonathan | Schools & colleges | $200 | 2/6/09 | Harry Reid | D | NV |
| Selman, Linda | Schools & colleges | $1,000 | 2/6/09 | Blanche Lincoln | D | AR |
| Trask, Kerry a | Schools & colleges | $250 | 2/6/09 | Russell Feingold | D | WI |
| Bentz, Yvonne | Schools & colleges | $200 | 2/7/09 | John Thune | R | SD |
| Munger, Philip | Schools & colleges | $2,400 | 2/9/09 | Harry Reid | D | NV |
| Munger, Philip | Schools & colleges | $2,200 | 2/9/09 | Harry Reid | D | NV |
| Hall, Russell | Schools & colleges | $500 | 2/10/09 | Richard Burr | R | NC |
| Sheehy, Ann | Schools & colleges | $250 | 2/10/09 | Russell Feingold | D | WI |
| Schulstad, Thomas J | Health, Education & Human Resources | $500 | 2/11/09 | John Thune | R | SD |
| Galloway, William B Md | Health, Education & Human Resources | $-1,000 | 2/13/09 | Ken Salazar | D | CO |
| Griffin, Gene | Schools & colleges | $250 | 2/13/09 | Byron Dorgan | D | ND |
| Kimbrough, Robert | Schools & colleges | $250 | 2/13/09 | Russell Feingold | D | WI |
| Mcdonnell, Barbara Ms | Schools & colleges | $-1,700 | 2/13/09 | Ken Salazar | D | CO |
| Vetter, Jack D | Health, Education & Human Resources | $250 | 2/13/09 | John Thune | R | SD |
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, December 17, 2008 – February 15, 2009.
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 | $0 | $0 |
| Andrew Lamar Alexander | R | TN | $0 | $0 |
| John Barrasso | R | WY | $0 | $0 |
| Max Baucus | D | MT | $0 | $0 |
| Birch "Evan" Bayh | D | IN | $0 | $0 |
| Mark Begich | D | AK | $0 | $0 |
| Bob Bennett | R | UT | $0 | $0 |
| Jesse "Jeff" Bingaman | D | NM | $0 | $0 |
| Christopher "Kit" Bond | R | MO | $0 | $0 |
| Barbara Boxer | D | CA | $0 | $0 |
| Sherrod Brown | D | OH | $0 | $0 |
| Sam Brownback | R | KS | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Bunning | R | KY | $250 | $0 |
| Richard Burr | R | NC | $1,500 | $0 |
| Roland Burris | D | IL | $0 | $0 |
| Robert Byrd | D | WV | $0 | $0 |
| Maria Cantwell | D | WA | $0 | $0 |
| Ben Cardin | D | MD | $0 | $0 |
| Tom Carper | D | DE | $0 | $0 |
| Bob Casey | D | PA | $300 | $0 |
| Clarence Saxby Chambliss | R | GA | $0 | $0 |
| Hillary Clinton | D | NY | $250 | $0 |
| Tom Coburn | R | OK | $0 | $0 |
| William Thad Cochran | R | MS | $0 | $0 |
| Susan Collins | R | ME | $0 | $0 |
| Gaylord Kent Conrad | D | ND | $0 | $0 |
| Bob Corker | R | TN | $0 | $0 |
| John Cornyn | R | TX | $0 | $0 |
| Mike Crapo | R | ID | $0 | $0 |
| Jim DeMint | R | SC | $0 | $0 |
| Chris Dodd | D | CT | $0 | $0 |
| Byron Dorgan | D | ND | $750 | $0 |
| Dick Durbin | D | IL | $2,400 | $0 |
| John Ensign | R | NV | $0 | $0 |
| Mike Enzi | R | WY | $0 | $0 |
| Russ Feingold | D | WI | $7,700 | $0 |
| Dianne Feinstein | D | CA | $0 | $0 |
| Lindsey Graham | R | SC | $0 | $0 |
| Chuck Grassley | R | IA | $0 | $0 |
| Judd Gregg | R | NH | $0 | $0 |
| Kay Hagan | D | NC | $2,000 | $0 |
| Tom Harkin | D | IA | $0 | $0 |
| Orrin Hatch | R | UT | $0 | $0 |
| Kay Bailey Hutchison | R | TX | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Inhofe | R | OK | $0 | $0 |
| Dan Inouye | D | HI | $2,000 | $0 |
| Johnny Isakson | R | GA | $1,000 | $0 |
| Mike Johanns | R | NE | $0 | $0 |
| Tim Johnson | D | SD | $0 | $0 |
| Ted Kaufman | D | DE | $0 | $0 |
| Ted Kennedy | D | MA | $0 | $0 |
| John Kerry | D | MA | $-2,300 | $0 |
| Amy Klobuchar | D | MN | $0 | $0 |
| Herb Kohl | D | WI | $0 | $0 |
| Jon Kyl | R | AZ | $0 | $0 |
| Mary Landrieu | D | LA | $0 | $0 |
| Frank Lautenberg | D | NJ | $0 | $0 |
| Patrick Leahy | D | VT | $0 | $0 |
| Carl Levin | D | MI | $0 | $0 |
| Joe Lieberman | I | CT | $0 | $0 |
| Blanche Lincoln | D | AR | $7,600 | $0 |
| Dick Lugar | R | IN | $0 | $0 |
| Mel Martinez | R | FL | $-4,600 | $0 |
| John McCain | R | AZ | $0 | $0 |
| Claire McCaskill | D | MO | $250 | $0 |
| Addison "Mitch" McConnell | R | KY | $0 | $0 |
| Bob Menéndez | D | NJ | $0 | $0 |
| Jeff Merkley | D | OR | $0 | $0 |
| Barbara Mikulski | D | MD | $0 | $0 |
| Lisa Murkowski | R | AK | $0 | $0 |
| Patty Murray | D | WA | $0 | $0 |
| Earl "Ben" Nelson | D | NE | $0 | $0 |
| Clarence "Bill" Nelson | D | FL | $0 | $0 |
| Mark Pryor | D | AR | $0 | $0 |
| John "Jack" Reed | D | RI | $0 | $0 |
| Harry Reid | D | NV | $9,400 | $0 |
| Jim Risch | R | ID | $0 | $0 |
| Charles "Pat" Roberts | R | KS | $0 | $0 |
| John "Jay" Rockefeller | D | WV | $-2,300 | $0 |
| Ken Salazar | D | CO | $-2,700 | $0 |
| Bernie Sanders | I | VT | $0 | $0 |
| Chuck Schumer | D | NY | $0 | $0 |
| Jeff Sessions | R | AL | $0 | $0 |
| Jeanne Shaheen | D | NH | $0 | $0 |
| Richard Shelby | R | AL | $0 | $0 |
| Olympia Snowe | R | ME | $0 | $0 |
| Arlen Specter | D | PA | $3,500 | $0 |
| Debbie Stabenow | D | MI | $0 | $0 |
| Jon Tester | D | MT | $0 | $0 |
| John Thune | R | SD | $950 | $0 |
| Mark Udall | D | CO | $0 | $0 |
| Tom Udall | D | NM | $0 | $0 |
| David Vitter | R | LA | $1,000 | $0 |
| George Voinovich | R | OH | $300 | $0 |
| Mark Warner | D | VA | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Webb | D | VA | $0 | $0 |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | D | RI | $0 | $0 |
| Roger Wicker | R | MS | $0 | $0 |
| Ron Wyden | D | OR | $0 | $0 |
