House bill · 111th Congress · Public Law 111-13
Serve America Act
Became law on Apr 21, 2009.
Sponsor: Rep. Carolyn McCarthy D-NYWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 9, 2009
- Committee actionMar 11, 2009
- Passed HouseMar 18, 2009 · 321–105
- Passed SenateMar 26, 2009 · 79–19
- Resolving differencesMar 31, 2009
- To the PresidentApr 20, 2009
- Became lawApr 21, 2009
Latest action: Apr 21, 2009 — Became Public Law No: 111-13.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1388.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1388, Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act” on March 17, 2009. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and Labor on March 11, 2009</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 17, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20514
- CBO publication date
- March 17, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1388, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/1388
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
bd50a30b8d00da65127ff1de0ad8b2cb1e5fe655f152e1ce63f4b3b7490f3775
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1388, Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act” on March 17, 2009. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and Labor on March 11, 2009”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 17, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20514
- CBO publication date
- March 17, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1388, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/1388
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
bd50a30b8d00da65127ff1de0ad8b2cb1e5fe655f152e1ce63f4b3b7490f3775
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 111-37 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Education and Workforce Committee on March 16, 2009.Source: Congress.gov, reported March 16, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/111/HRPT/37
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1388, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/1388
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
bd50a30b8d00da65127ff1de0ad8b2cb1e5fe655f152e1ce63f4b3b7490f3775
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1388, last updated July 21, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 26, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
37 cosponsors — 37 Democrats
0 of 37 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Jason Altmire (D-PA), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Steve Driehaus (D-OH), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Phil Hare (D-IL), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Dale Kildee (D-MI), Ron Klein (D-FL), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Jim McDermott (D-WA), George Miller (D-CA), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Thomas Perriello (D-VA), Jared Polis (D-CO), David Price (D-NC), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Gregorio Sablan (D-MP), Joe Sestak (D-PA) and 7 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Carolyn McCarthy.
- H.R. 586 (111th) Civil Rights History Project Act of 2009
- H.Res. 1401 (111th) Expressing gratitude for the contributions that the air traffic controllers of the United States make to keep the traveling public safe…
- H.Res. 254 (111th) A resolution recognizing the contributions of Irish-Americans in the history and progress of the United States.
- H.Res. 1529 (111th) Commending Bob Sheppard for his long and respected career as the public-address announcer for the New York Yankees and the New York Giants.
- H.Res. 768 (111th) Expressing support for the designation of the month of October as "National Work and Family Month".
- H.Res. 1598 (111th) Expressing support for the designation of the month of October as National Work and Family Month.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.