H.R. 1456Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2022

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Sponsor: John Garamendi [D-CA-03]
Cosponsors: 118 · 113 Democrats · 5 Republicans
Policy area: International Affairs
Committees: Foreign Affairs Committee, Education and Workforce Committee
Latest action: Sep 20, 2022 · Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 492.

IntroducedMar 1, 2021
Passed the HouseSep 19, 2022
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
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What the measure doesCRS summary

This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 and modifies operations of the Peace Corps.

Changes include increasing the readjustment allowance paid to volunteers when their service terminates and providing statutory authority for an executive order that grants returned volunteers noncompetitive eligibility for federal civil-service positions.

Additionally, the bill entitles returned volunteers to sixty days of health care benefits. The Peace Corps must also provide volunteers with information about enrolling in U.S. health plans before service termination and mental health care during and after service.

The bill also includes provisions to address involuntary termination of Peace Corps service in emergencies, including by expediting re-enrollment of involuntarily terminated volunteers.

The Peace Corps must also adequately insure volunteers' safety and must coordinate with the Department of State to periodically update agreements concerning the security of Peace Corps volunteers and staff abroad.

The bill also

authorizes Peace Corps to recruit domestically based volunteers to serve in the United States at the request of another agency or to provide services in a host country virtually,
modifies the Peace Corps National Advisory Council's membership and functions,
expands whistleblower protections for volunteers,
increases the rate of pay that applies to a volunteer's workers compensation claim,
requires Peace Corps to implement a zero tolerance drug use policy regarding volunteer involvement with illegal drugs, and
emphasizes the use of the internet in Peace Corps programs.

Furthermore, the bill requires reporting, including on the provision of mental health services to volunteers.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 1456 as passed House on Sep 19, 2022. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 440

House Sep 19, 2022

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Peace Corps Reauthorization Act

Passed · Two-thirds required

290 Yea 125 Nay 17 not voting

Crossed both parties 79 of 415 voting members broke with their own party: 79 Republicans.

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All members432 members

Democratic220 members

Republican212 members

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Cosponsors118 · 113 Democrats · 5 Republicans

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 1456 and vote against it. 6 signed when it was filed.

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H.R. 1456Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2022

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 440

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

How the chamber split

Cosponsors118 · 113 Democrats · 5 Republicans

H.R. 1456Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2022

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 440

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

How the chamber split

Cosponsors118 · 113 Democrats · 5 Republicans

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