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Long title | An act entitled The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, an Act to reauthorize and reform the national service laws. |
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Enacted by | the 111th United States Congress |
Effective | April 21, 2009 |
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Acts amended | National and Community Service Act of 1990, Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, Inspector General Act of 1978 |
Titles amended | 5, 42 |
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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]
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