HB 1143 - Public Service Act (Debating)

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

So I guess if no one else wants to take this, I will.


Representatives have 48 hours to object.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

damn too early to call the change in sponsorship. It has until tomorrow afternoon.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

dang 15 minutes still.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Now I can all it. With time having expired I am now sponsor of this bill.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

The aim of this bill is self-explanatory.  Simply put, there are far more people - particularly millennials - who wish to serve in volunteer programs in our nation than there are spots available.  The Edward M. Kennedy Serve Atlasia Act, which was passed in 2009 to help rectify this problem, did not produce its intended results due to insufficient funds (enough only for 80,000 AtlasiaCorps slots in 2012) and, subsequently, sequestration - which eliminated more than 4,000 of these positions.  This bill is based on a plan that was proposed by Hillary Clinton as part of her 2016 presidential campaign in the United States.  While the long-term goal is to provide over a million service opportunities, passing this bill will be a step in the right direction.

Furthermore, by creating a network for which NGOs and public service programs negotiate with employers and higher-learning institutions for student/employee benefits, Atlasians might enjoy longer vacation periods (with Atlasians being among the hardest-working people in the developed world) and lower college and university costs.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

IF YOU DON'T COME OUT IN TEN SECONDS, WE OPEN FIRE!!!



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[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Seconds? Not days?

Anyway, I also support the bill.

I hope the level of engagement picks up in the 8th Congress.


I understand that a bill like this would be uncontroversial, still it is unfortunate that there is little interest in any of the mechanics, be it funding, cost, organization, number of positions etc. And even with more days, it didn't change anything in that regard.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

What is the cost of section 4?

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

What is the cost of section 4?

This bill doesn't set an amount, although I would suppose that most of the remaining funds go toward expanding AtlasiaCorps.  (That, and the National Service Certification System.)

Well we can just hope the sum total is less than 20 billion, otherwise you have an absolute mandate to do x in Section 4 and a limit that could preclude such below.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

So was VPH going to offer an amendment? I was under the impression he was.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

VPH? Anybody? Invisible man?

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Sponsor Feedback: Origination
Status: The Vice President may call 24 hours for objections.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

AYE