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
- Jeff Merkley
- Patrick Leahy
- Mark Warner
- Robert Menéndez
- Tom Udall
- Edward Kaufman
- Benjamin Cardin
- Harry Reid
- Michael Bennet
- John McCain
- Orrin Hatch
- John Kerry
- Richard Durbin
- Carl Levin
- Barbara Mikulski
- Charles Schumer
- Christopher Dodd
- Robert Byrd
- Blanche Lincoln
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- John Reed
- Mark Udall
- Byron Dorgan
- Thad Cochran
- Kirsten Gillibrand
- Roger Wicker
- Sherrod Brown
- Daniel Akaka
- Olympia Snowe
- Robert Casey
- Jeanne Shaheen
- Patty Murray
- Bill Nelson
- Lisa Murkowski
- Mary Landrieu
- Evan Bayh
- Bernard Sanders
- Kay Hagan
- John Isakson
- Judd Gregg
- John Rockefeller
- Frank Lautenberg
- 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 from interest groups that…
supported this bill
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Wyden | D | OR | $83,400 | $0 |
| Roger Wicker | R | MS | $30,980 | $0 |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | D | RI | $67,300 | $0 |
| Jim Webb | D | VA | $124,447 | $0 |
| Mark Warner | D | VA | $141,743 | $0 |
| George Voinovich | R | OH | $20,730 | $0 |
| David Vitter | R | LA | $33,925 | $0 |
| Tom Udall | D | NM | $90,700 | $0 |
| Mark Udall | D | CO | $158,720 | $0 |
| John Thune | R | SD | $34,790 | $0 |
| Jon Tester | D | MT | $92,499 | $0 |
| Debbie Stabenow | D | MI | $250,936 | $0 |
| Arlen Specter | D | PA | $246,040 | $0 |
| Olympia Snowe | R | ME | $67,753 | $0 |
| Richard Shelby | R | AL | $50,800 | $0 |
| Jeanne Shaheen | D | NH | $112,920 | $0 |
| Jeff Sessions | R | AL | $39,250 | $0 |
| Chuck Schumer | D | NY | $156,125 | $0 |
| Bernie Sanders | I | VT | $93,286 | $0 |
| Ken Salazar | D | CO | $26,500 | $0 |
| John "Jay" Rockefeller | D | WV | $88,000 | $0 |
| Charles "Pat" Roberts | R | KS | $21,100 | $0 |
| Jim Risch | R | ID | $4,550 | $0 |
| Harry Reid | D | NV | $275,305 | $0 |
| John "Jack" Reed | D | RI | $42,125 | $0 |
| Mark Pryor | D | AR | $18,850 | $0 |
| Clarence "Bill" Nelson | D | FL | $153,690 | $0 |
| Earl "Ben" Nelson | D | NE | $46,077 | $0 |
| Patty Murray | D | WA | $202,840 | $0 |
| Lisa Murkowski | R | AK | $12,100 | $0 |
| Barbara Mikulski | D | MD | $98,011 | $0 |
| Jeff Merkley | D | OR | $117,936 | $0 |
| Bob Menéndez | D | NJ | $115,286 | $0 |
| Addison "Mitch" McConnell | R | KY | $128,175 | $0 |
| Claire McCaskill | D | MO | $202,084 | $0 |
| John McCain | R | AZ | $52,725 | $0 |
| Mel Martinez | R | FL | $15,150 | $0 |
| Dick Lugar | R | IN | $50,681 | $0 |
| Blanche Lincoln | D | AR | $83,827 | $0 |
| Joe Lieberman | I | CT | $181,275 | $0 |
| Carl Levin | D | MI | $134,442 | $0 |
| Patrick Leahy | D | VT | $27,800 | $0 |
| Frank Lautenberg | D | NJ | $54,750 | $0 |
| Mary Landrieu | D | LA | $135,402 | $0 |
| Jon Kyl | R | AZ | $93,770 | $0 |
| Herb Kohl | D | WI | $0 | $0 |
| Amy Klobuchar | D | MN | $204,300 | $0 |
| John Kerry | D | MA | $80,619 | $0 |
| Ted Kennedy | D | MA | $132,317 | $0 |
| Ted Kaufman | D | DE | $0 | $0 |
| Tim Johnson | D | SD | $30,550 | $0 |
| Mike Johanns | R | NE | $12,250 | $0 |
| Johnny Isakson | R | GA | $50,700 | $0 |
| Dan Inouye | D | HI | $60,200 | $0 |
| Jim Inhofe | R | OK | $13,370 | $0 |
| Kay Bailey Hutchison | R | TX | $67,250 | $0 |
| Orrin Hatch | R | UT | $57,301 | $0 |
| Tom Harkin | D | IA | $144,650 | $0 |
| Kay Hagan | D | NC | $95,130 | $0 |
| Judd Gregg | R | NH | $500 | $0 |
| Chuck Grassley | R | IA | $41,150 | $0 |
| Lindsey Graham | R | SC | $65,943 | $0 |
| Dianne Feinstein | D | CA | $77,315 | $0 |
| Russ Feingold | D | WI | $416,663 | $0 |
| Mike Enzi | R | WY | $11,500 | $0 |
| John Ensign | R | NV | $11,250 | $0 |
| Dick Durbin | D | IL | $217,900 | $0 |
| Byron Dorgan | D | ND | $36,150 | $0 |
| Chris Dodd | D | CT | $68,500 | $0 |
| Jim DeMint | R | SC | $34,950 | $0 |
| Mike Crapo | R | ID | $8,180 | $0 |
| John Cornyn | R | TX | $120,700 | $0 |
| Bob Corker | R | TN | $206,335 | $0 |
| Gaylord Kent Conrad | D | ND | $40,367 | $0 |
| Susan Collins | R | ME | $57,967 | $0 |
| William Thad Cochran | R | MS | $18,350 | $0 |
| Tom Coburn | R | OK | $9,400 | $0 |
| Hillary Clinton | D | NY | $612,713 | $0 |
| Clarence Saxby Chambliss | R | GA | $62,868 | $0 |
| Bob Casey | D | PA | $264,610 | $0 |
| Tom Carper | D | DE | $26,175 | $0 |
| Ben Cardin | D | MD | $178,654 | $0 |
| Maria Cantwell | D | WA | $173,328 | $0 |
| Robert Byrd | D | WV | $53,050 | $0 |
| Roland Burris | D | IL | $0 | $0 |
| Richard Burr | R | NC | $51,125 | $0 |
| Jim Bunning | R | KY | $5,750 | $0 |
| Sam Brownback | R | KS | $1,000 | $0 |
| Sherrod Brown | D | OH | $314,845 | $0 |
| Barbara Boxer | D | CA | $347,739 | $0 |
| Christopher "Kit" Bond | R | MO | $8,050 | $0 |
| Jesse "Jeff" Bingaman | D | NM | $31,083 | $0 |
| Bob Bennett | R | UT | $29,600 | $0 |
| Mark Begich | D | AK | $47,225 | $0 |
| Birch "Evan" Bayh | D | IN | $70,640 | $0 |
| Max Baucus | D | MT | $88,507 | $0 |
| John Barrasso | R | WY | $16,700 | $0 |
| Andrew Lamar Alexander | R | TN | $161,911 | $0 |
| Daniel K. Akaka | D | HI | $24,500 | $0 |
