House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Inspired to Serve Act of 2025

H.R. 5442Introduced Sep 17, 2025Policy area: Labor and Employment

Official title: To build on America's spirit of service to nurture, promote, and expand a culture of service to secure the Nation's future, address critical needs of the Nation, and strengthen the civic fabric of American society.

Sponsor: Rep. Jimmy Panetta D-CA

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Where it went

IntroducedSep 17, 2025
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Dec 19, 2025 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5442.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PANETTA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 152, September 17, 2025, Page H4411):
Article I, Section 8, clause 1
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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

1 cosponsor — 1 Republican

1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.

Don Bacon (R-NE).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jimmy Panetta.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-19 district

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Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.