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Inspired to Serve Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-5442| House 
| Updated: 12/19/2025
Jimmy Panetta

Jimmy Panetta

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (1)
Don Bacon (Republican)
Committees (14)
• Committee on House Administration• Homeland Security Committee• Ways and Means Committee• Foreign Affairs Committee• Agriculture Committee• Veterans' Affairs Committee• Judiciary Committee• Armed Services Committee• Economic Opportunity Subcommittee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Education and Workforce Committee• Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee• Oversight and Government Reform Committee• Natural Resources Committee
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
The "Inspired to Serve Act of 2025" seeks to cultivate a robust culture of service across the United States by enhancing civic engagement and expanding opportunities in military, national, and public service. It establishes a comprehensive framework to address critical national needs and strengthen the civic fabric of American society. Title I prioritizes civic education and service learning by creating a Civic Education Fund to support programs and teacher development in schools. It also establishes a Service-Learning Fund with ambitious goals to ensure widespread student participation in service-learning experiences by 2031. The bill integrates civics into educational standards and assessments, and recognizes excellence in civic education through awards. Title II focuses on elevating and integrating all forms of service. It creates a Council on Military, National, and Public Service within the Executive Office of the President to coordinate policies and promote service opportunities. A key provision is the establishment of an Internet-based Service Platform , designed as a centralized, interactive resource for Americans to discover and connect with military, national, and public service roles. This title also authorizes pilot programs for joint recruitment and market research among various service branches. Title III advances military, national, and public service through several subtitles. For military service , it mandates new personnel management structures for critical specialties like cyber and STEM, offers pre-service tuition grants, and expands programs like JROTC. In national service , the bill significantly revises and expands National Service Fellowships, aiming for 250,000 positions, and sets targets to double participation in YouthBuild and Youth Conservation Corps programs. It also increases living allowances and educational awards for national service participants, making educational awards tax-exempt and transferable, and grants noncompetitive federal employment eligibility to alumni. Furthermore, Title III modernizes federal personnel systems by allowing agencies to promote public service, centralizing eligibility determinations for hiring preferences, and enhancing veterans' hiring authorities. It introduces noncompetitive eligibility for high-performing civilian employees and increases flexibility for temporary federal appointments. The bill mandates the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to establish a cafeteria plan for federal employees and authorizes a pilot program for modern benefits packages for new hires. To attract students and recent graduates, Title III establishes a Federal Fellowship and Scholarship Center within OPM to manage and promote federal opportunities, including a Virtual Student Federal Service. It also creates a Public Service Corps Program , offering scholarships in exchange for a federal civil service commitment, and provides grants for Public Service Academies at higher education institutions. The bill ensures compensation for federal interns and establishes the Pathways Program to streamline federal employment for students and recent graduates. Finally, Title IV addresses national mobilization by modernizing the Selective Service System to include critical skills and requiring periodic mobilization exercises. It designates lead officials for national mobilization and mandates the Secretary of Defense to maintain a list of critical skills for the Armed Forces. A significant provision is the establishment of an Individual Ready Reserve for Critical Skills to recruit personnel with specialized expertise.
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Timeline
Sep 17, 2025
Introduced in House
Sep 17, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform, Veterans' Affairs, Homeland Security, Intelligence (Permanent Select), House Administration, the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Dec 19, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
  • September 17, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • September 17, 2025
    Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform, Veterans' Affairs, Homeland Security, Intelligence (Permanent Select), House Administration, the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • December 19, 2025
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

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Inspired to Serve Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-5442| House 
| Updated: 12/19/2025
The "Inspired to Serve Act of 2025" seeks to cultivate a robust culture of service across the United States by enhancing civic engagement and expanding opportunities in military, national, and public service. It establishes a comprehensive framework to address critical national needs and strengthen the civic fabric of American society. Title I prioritizes civic education and service learning by creating a Civic Education Fund to support programs and teacher development in schools. It also establishes a Service-Learning Fund with ambitious goals to ensure widespread student participation in service-learning experiences by 2031. The bill integrates civics into educational standards and assessments, and recognizes excellence in civic education through awards. Title II focuses on elevating and integrating all forms of service. It creates a Council on Military, National, and Public Service within the Executive Office of the President to coordinate policies and promote service opportunities. A key provision is the establishment of an Internet-based Service Platform , designed as a centralized, interactive resource for Americans to discover and connect with military, national, and public service roles. This title also authorizes pilot programs for joint recruitment and market research among various service branches. Title III advances military, national, and public service through several subtitles. For military service , it mandates new personnel management structures for critical specialties like cyber and STEM, offers pre-service tuition grants, and expands programs like JROTC. In national service , the bill significantly revises and expands National Service Fellowships, aiming for 250,000 positions, and sets targets to double participation in YouthBuild and Youth Conservation Corps programs. It also increases living allowances and educational awards for national service participants, making educational awards tax-exempt and transferable, and grants noncompetitive federal employment eligibility to alumni. Furthermore, Title III modernizes federal personnel systems by allowing agencies to promote public service, centralizing eligibility determinations for hiring preferences, and enhancing veterans' hiring authorities. It introduces noncompetitive eligibility for high-performing civilian employees and increases flexibility for temporary federal appointments. The bill mandates the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to establish a cafeteria plan for federal employees and authorizes a pilot program for modern benefits packages for new hires. To attract students and recent graduates, Title III establishes a Federal Fellowship and Scholarship Center within OPM to manage and promote federal opportunities, including a Virtual Student Federal Service. It also creates a Public Service Corps Program , offering scholarships in exchange for a federal civil service commitment, and provides grants for Public Service Academies at higher education institutions. The bill ensures compensation for federal interns and establishes the Pathways Program to streamline federal employment for students and recent graduates. Finally, Title IV addresses national mobilization by modernizing the Selective Service System to include critical skills and requiring periodic mobilization exercises. It designates lead officials for national mobilization and mandates the Secretary of Defense to maintain a list of critical skills for the Armed Forces. A significant provision is the establishment of an Individual Ready Reserve for Critical Skills to recruit personnel with specialized expertise.
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Timeline
Sep 17, 2025
Introduced in House
Sep 17, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform, Veterans' Affairs, Homeland Security, Intelligence (Permanent Select), House Administration, the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Dec 19, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
  • September 17, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • September 17, 2025
    Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform, Veterans' Affairs, Homeland Security, Intelligence (Permanent Select), House Administration, the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • December 19, 2025
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Jimmy Panetta

Jimmy Panetta

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (1)
Don Bacon (Republican)
Committees (14)
• Committee on House Administration• Homeland Security Committee• Ways and Means Committee• Foreign Affairs Committee• Agriculture Committee• Veterans' Affairs Committee• Judiciary Committee• Armed Services Committee• Economic Opportunity Subcommittee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Education and Workforce Committee• Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee• Oversight and Government Reform Committee• Natural Resources Committee

Labor and Employment

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted