On Wednesday, March 18, 2009 Congressmen John Lewis (D-GA) and Charles Boustany (R-LA) introduced H.R. 1596, a bill that seeks to eliminate federal taxation of the Segal AmeriCorps Education Award, and in turn save AmeriCorps alums hundreds, if not thousands of dollars. The next step in this process is to actively engage alumni in a grassroots campaign that targets Congressman across the country to co-sponsor H.R. 1596. You can help create support for this bill by signing the petition and spreading the word to fellow AmeriCorps supporters like you! You can also view a short message from AmeriCorps Alum Diana Epstein discussing her personal experiences with the Education Award at the AmeriCorps Alums annual fundraiser in Washington, D.C.