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Official Title as Introduced

To amend the Peace Corps Act to reauthorize the Peace Corps, better support current, returning, and former volunteers, and for other purposes.


Actions Overview (1)

Date Actions Overview
06/25/2019Introduced in House

All Actions (4)

Date All Actions
06/25/2019Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
Action By: House of Representatives
06/25/2019Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
Action By: House of Representatives
06/25/2019Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5082)
Action By: House of Representatives
06/25/2019Introduced in House
Action By: House of Representatives

Cosponsors (48)

* = Original cosponsor
CosponsorDate Cosponsored
Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]* 06/25/2019
Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6]* 06/25/2019
Rep. Shalala, Donna E. [D-FL-27]* 06/25/2019
Rep. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large]* 06/25/2019
Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8]* 06/25/2019
Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] 06/26/2019
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] 06/26/2019
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] 06/26/2019
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] 06/26/2019
Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] 06/28/2019
Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] 06/28/2019
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] 06/28/2019
Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] 07/02/2019
Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] 07/02/2019
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] 07/09/2019
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] 07/09/2019
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] 07/09/2019
Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] 07/09/2019
Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] 07/09/2019
Rep. Grijalva, Raul M. [D-AZ-3] 07/09/2019
Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-4] 07/12/2019
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] 07/12/2019
Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] 07/12/2019
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] 07/12/2019
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] 07/12/2019
Rep. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] 07/12/2019
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] 07/12/2019
Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16] 07/12/2019
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] 07/12/2019
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] 07/16/2019
Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] 07/16/2019
Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] 07/23/2019
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] 07/23/2019
Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] 07/23/2019
Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] 07/23/2019
Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10] 09/10/2019
Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] 09/19/2019
Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] 09/24/2019
Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] 09/24/2019
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] 10/04/2019
Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] 10/28/2019
Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] 11/08/2019
Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] 11/14/2019
Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30] 12/18/2019
Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] 01/27/2020
Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] 02/03/2020
Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] 02/14/2020
Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7] 04/28/2020

Committees (2)

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Committee / Subcommittee Date Activity Reports
House Foreign Affairs06/25/2019 Referred to
House Education and Labor06/25/2019 Referred to

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Latest Summary (1)

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Introduced in House (06/25/2019)

Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2019

This bill reauthorizes the Peace Corps through FY2023 and makes various changes to the Peace Corps.

Peace Corps volunteers and volunteer leaders shall receive a readjustment allowance of at least $417 for each month of satisfactory service, up from the current minimum of $125 per month. For workers compensation purposes, a Peace Corps volunteer shall be deemed to be paid at the minimum rate of a GS-11 employee on the General Schedule pay scale. Currently, volunteers are treated as minimum rate GS-7 employees for such purposes, while volunteer leaders are already treated as minimum rate GS-11 employees.

The bill provides statutory authority for existing practices making certain former Peace Corps volunteers eligible for certain types of civil service employment. The bill also extends the eligibility period in certain instances, such as when a former volunteer applied to an agency where there was a lapse in appropriations.

The bill specifies that U.S. nationals are eligible for Peace Corps employment and for related programs. (Individuals born in an outlying U.S. possession are U.S. nationals but do not automatically acquire citizenship through birth in the outlying possession.)

The bill authorizes the use of the Peace Corps name as well as the official seal and emblem on the death announcement or grave marker of a person who served in the Peace Corps.

The bill makes various changes to the structure and responsibilities of the Peace Corps National Advisory Council.