Bill Text: IA SR12 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A resolution relating to the proposal by the federal Office of Management and Budget to eliminate the AmeriCorps program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Independent 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-01 - Resolution filed, referred to Rules and Administration. S.J. 431. [SR12 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-SR12-Introduced.html
Senate Resolution 12 - Introduced PAG LIN SENATE RESOLUTION NO. BY D. JOHNSON 1 1 A Resolution relating to the proposal by the federal 1 2 Office of Management and Budget to eliminate the 1 3 AmeriCorps program. 1 4 WHEREAS, Congress passed the National and Community 1 5 Service Trust Act of 1993 to create the Corporation 1 6 for National and Community Service, and three National 1 7 and Community Service=administered programs, including 1 8 AmeriCorps, to encourage Americans to give back to 1 9 their communities through national service; and 1 10 WHEREAS, AmeriCorps volunteers provide intensive, 1 11 results=driven service to meet educational, 1 12 environmental, health, economic, and other pressing 1 13 needs across Iowa; and 1 14 WHEREAS, AmeriCorps volunteers assist in providing 1 15 tutoring and mentoring services to children, support 1 16 veterans and military families, increase economic 1 17 opportunity, and recruit and manage volunteers; and 1 18 WHEREAS, since 1994, more than 10,000 Iowa residents 1 19 have served more than 14 million hours and have 1 20 qualified for Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards 1 21 totaling more than $34,570,000; and 1 22 WHEREAS, AmeriCorps grant funding is received 1 23 by Volunteer Iowa, which in turn awards grants to 1 24 nonprofit groups to respond to local needs; and 1 25 WHEREAS, there are currently 1,234 Iowa members of 1 26 AmeriCorps serving 45 local programs and projects; and 1 27 WHEREAS, the proposal by the federal Office of 1 28 Management and Budget to eliminate AmeriCorps would 2 1 drastically and negatively impact Iowa citizens; NOW 2 2 THEREFORE, 2 3 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate 2 4 opposes the proposal by the federal Office of 2 5 Management and Budget to eliminate the AmeriCorps 2 6 program; and 2 7 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this 2 8 Resolution be sent to President of the United States 2 9 Donald J. Trump, Vice President and President of the 2 10 United States Senate Michael Pence, Majority Leader 2 11 of the United States Senate Mitchell McConnell, Jr., 2 12 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives 2 13 Paul Ryan, Jr., Iowa Governor Terry E. Branstad, and 2 14 each member of Iowa's congressional delegation. LSB 2637SS (5) 87 hb/rj