Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act

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Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act

Long title	An act entitled The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, an Act to reauthorize and reform the national service laws.
Enacted by	the 111th United States Congress
Effective	April 21, 2009
Codification
Acts amended	National and Community Service Act of 1990, Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, Inspector General Act of 1978
Titles amended	5, 42
Legislative history
Introduced in the House of Representatives as H.R. 1388 by Carolyn McCarthy (D–NY) on March 9, 2009 Committee consideration by Education and Labor Passed the House on March 18, 2009 (321–105) Passed the Senate on March 26, 2009 (79–19) with amendment House agreed to Senate amendment on March 31, 2009 (279–149) Signed into law by President Barack Obama on April 21, 2009

The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act or Serve America Act (H.R. 1388, Public Law 111-13) was introduced in the United States House of Representatives on March 9, 2009, by Representative Carolyn McCarthy of New York. Originally titled the Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act (GIVE Act), the bill reauthorizes and expands the AmeriCorps program that was first established in 1993. It passed in the House of Representatives on March 18, 2009.^[1] The U.S. Senate debated and approved an amended version of the bill on March 26, 2009, renaming it the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, after Senator Ted Kennedy. The House of Representatives voted on the bill a second time, approving the amended version on March 31, 2009.^[2] It was signed by President Barack Obama on April 21, 2009.^[3]