Today, the House of Representatives took a very positive step and brought up the GIVE ACT for passage, it now has a new number, HR 5563.   The GIVE bill was considered under a complicated procedure called suspension.  That means the bill must pass the House by a two thirds majority, not just a simple majority.  After 40 minutes of debate, the House called for a voice vote of yes or no on the bill.  After the voice vote, the speaker said that two thirds of the members said yea, so the yeas have it.  However, Congressman Miller, Chair of the Education and Labor Committee who wrote the bill and is the sponsor, said he wanted a recorded vote.  That recorded vote is now scheduled for tomorrow (Wednesday).  So, the GIVE Act has NOT yet passed the House of Representatives.  But things look very good, keep up the support.  Continue to tell Republican members of Congress that you support the bill and that you ask them to vote yes to the GIVE Act, HR 5563.  Thanks you so much for all of your hard work, keep up the support now and continue telling Republican Representatives that this is the top priority for the national service community and ask them to vote yes.