While the Senate is working on the Serve America Act, the House of Representatives is working on the Generations Invigorating Volunteering and Education (GIVE) Act.

ABC News and Newsweek recently profiled the House bill and outlined some of the ideas it features, including:

• A boost in the educational stipend offered in exchange for service to $5,350, with the provision that it will continue to rise in tandem with Pell grants. (Pay for full-time AmeriCorps service is about $11,000 a year.)

• A $500 education award for middle-school and high-school students who take part in a “Summer of Service” or other service activities.

• The establishment of a Clean Energy Corps, Education Corps, Healthy Futures Corps and Veterans Services Corps.

• The establishment of new ServeAmerica Fellowships.

• The expansion of the Civilian Community Corps to include work on weatherization and other energy-conservation projects.

• The expansion of the Peace Corps (to 16,000) and other existing programs.

• The designation of September 11 as a National Day of Service and Remembrance.

Click here to read the article on ABC News and here to read the coverage in Newsweek.