A Democratic bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is called the ``Building Community in America Act''. It aims to change the National and Community Service Act of 1990 and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973. The main goal is to help more underrepresented populations join service programs. This includes young adults who are underrepresented in mentoring, coaching, youth development, and other community-building activities. The bill creates a required priority for programs that recruit and train underrepresented participants, including men. These participants will focus on activities like youth coaching, school support, conservation corps, disaster response, public safety, and workforce-linked services.
Yes· 3 of 16
- Scored +4
Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this?
Young adults are explicitly targeted for expanded recruitment and training in national and community service programs.
- Scored +4
Would men be better off under this?
The legislation explicitly lists men as an underrepresented group to be prioritized in recruitment for mentoring and youth development roles.
- Scored +3
Would children be better off under this?
Children benefit from enhanced youth coaching, mentoring, and after-school support initiatives.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Section 2(a) updates the purpose of the National and Community Service Act of 1990. It adds a focus on expanding participation in national and community service among underrepresented populations. This is good because it helps bring in young adults who might not normally take part in mentoring, coaching, youth development, and community-building activities.
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Section 2(b)(1)(A) adds a required priority to national service programs under section 122(f). Programs must now prioritize recruiting and training underrepresented participants, including men. This could benefit people by bringing diverse helpers into important areas like youth coaching, after-school support, conservation corps, disaster response, public safety, and skilled-trades apprenticeships.
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Section 2(b)(2) changes the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 under section 103. The Director must give priority to projects or programs that recruit and train underrepresented participants, including men, for the specific activities listed in the bill. This is a positive step to ensure volunteer projects reach a broader group of people for community service work.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- The provided text does not contain any specific sections or provisions that outline negative consequences or burdens for individuals or groups of people in the United States.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would men be better off under this? — The legislation explicitly lists men as an underrepresented group to be prioritized in recruitment for mentoring and youth development roles. Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this? — Young adults are explicitly targeted for expanded recruitment and training in national and community service programs. Would children be better off under this? — Children benefit from enhanced youth coaching, mentoring, and after-school support initiatives. Would students be better off under this? — The legislation prioritizes school support, after-school activities, and educational support roles. Would Black Americans be better off under this? — The bill promotes inclusion of underrepresented populations in community service and mentoring programs. Would Asian Americans be better off under this? — Increased outreach targets populations historically underrepresented in community development programs. Would Hispanic Americans be better off under this? — Broadening recruitment for underrepresented populations helps engage Hispanic youth in community service. Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — Workforce-linked services and community-building programs can help economically disadvantaged participants gain skills. Would Native Americans be better off under this? — Expansion initiatives can encompass underrepresented minority groups within national volunteer programs.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this improve help for people hit by a disaster? — Disaster response activities are specifically highlighted as a priority area for recruiting and training service participants. Does this better protect air, water and wildlife? — Prioritizing conservation corps activities supports environmental stewardship and project execution. Does this cut the pollution that drives climate change? — The bill includes conservation corps activities within its priority national service recruitment areas.
- Economy And Finance
- Is this likely to create jobs? — The bill promotes workforce-linked services, apprenticeships, and skilled trades participation through national service. Is this likely to grow the economy? — Encouraging participation in workforce-linked services and skill development can modestly aid local economies.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this narrow the gap between how men and women are treated? — The bill explicitly establishes recruitment priorities for underrepresented groups, including men, in service roles where they may be underrepresented. Does this narrow racial gaps in how people are treated? — The legislation focuses broadly on expanding service opportunities to underrepresented populations in community-building.
- 7/16/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
John CurtisRepublican · Utah