To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Related Agencies, Corporation for National and Community Service, Office of Inspector General for fiscal year 2024.
Impact
If enacted, HB2038 will significantly affect the operational budgets of the Corporation for National and Community Service, inhibiting its ability to fund local or national programs aimed at fostering volunteerism and community engagement. Critics argue that limiting the funds could adversely impact programs that serve vulnerable populations and decrease opportunities for civic involvement, which are often supported by funds from this agency. The debate thus revolves around the balance between fiscal conservatism and the essential services supported by community service initiatives.
Summary
House Bill 2038 aims to impose a cap on the funding available for various related agencies, specifically the Corporation for National and Community Service and the Office of Inspector General for the fiscal year 2024. This follows a pattern of fiscal responsibility exercised by the legislators, seeking to ensure that federal spending does not exceed certain limits, especially in agencies considered non-essential or carrying overlapping jurisdictions with other government entities. Advocates argue that such limitations are necessary to promote efficiency and reduce wasteful spending, while critics raise concerns about the potential impacts on community service programs that rely on federal funding.
Contention
Discussions surrounding HB2038 are marked by division between proponents who assert that reduced funding will streamline operations and critics who express fears of jeopardizing critical services. Many opponents of the bill cite previous successes of community programs funded by the agency, arguing that cutting funds would dismantle years of progress and community investment. This highlights an ongoing tension in Congress between aligning budgetary constraints with the provision of social services that many communities rely on.
To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Related Agencies, Corporation for National and Community Service, Salaries and Expenses for fiscal year 2024.
To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Related Agencies, Corporation for National and Community Service, Payment to the National Service Trust for fiscal year 2024.
To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General for fiscal year 2024.
To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Related Agencies, Corporation for National and Community Service, Operating Expenses for fiscal year 2024.
To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Independent Agencies, General Services Administration, Office of Inspector General for fiscal year 2024.
To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Department of Treasury, Office of Inspector General, Salaries and Expenses for fiscal year 2024.
To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Independent Agencies, National Archives and Records Administration, Office of Inspector General for fiscal year 2024.
To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Department of State, Administration of Foreign Affairs, Office of Inspector General for fiscal year 2024.