Senate Bill 235
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Senior Corps Distance Volunteering Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Feb 4, 2021
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
235
Congress
117
Policy Area
Labor and Employment
Labor and Employment
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting hiring and composition of the workforce, wages and benefits, labor-management relations; occupational safety, personnel management, unemployment compensation. Measures concerning public-sector employment may fall under Government Operations and Politics policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Senior Corps Distance Volunteering Act
This bill directs the Corporation for National and Community Service to establish an online service platform to connect volunteers in the National Senior Service Corps with service projects, and enable the volunteers to carry out distance volunteering on an online network.
The corporation shall provide outreach services to promote the platform, including outreach to institutions of higher education, the Department of Veterans Affairs for mentorship projects, and state and local governments for community engagement projects.
February 4, 2021
02/04/2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
02/04/2021
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:46:39 PM