Home > Initiatives > Legislation & Policy > 2008 Policy Updates > National Service Reauthorization Bill Fails to Pass in the House
On March 12, 2008, H.R. 5563, legislation to reauthorize the national service programs was defeated by a recorded vote of 277 ’“ 140. Because the GIVE Act was considered ‘under suspension of the rules,’ the legislation needed two-thirds of those present to vote in the affirmative for the bill to pass. The bill was one vote shy of meeting the required margin.
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I have always had a drive to serve others and work for the common good. But I never fully realized that I could go beyond volunteerism--that my opinion and hard work could influence policy decisions. My views changed when I sat in the office of one of my legislators in Washington, DC.
-Amanda Coffin, University of Maine at Farmington, Campus Compact student leader
