Peace Corps Improvement and Expansion Act of 2009
Latest action · Jun 29, 2010 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 454.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 25, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Peace Corps Improvement and Expansion Act of 2010 - Requires the Director of the Peace Corps to complete an assessment of how best to: (1) strengthen Peace Corps management capabilities and program effectiveness; (2) expand opportunities for Peace Corps volunteers; and (3) increase the size of the Peace Corps.
Requires the Director to develop, based on the assessment, a strategic plan for the Peace Corps.
Expresses the sense of Congress that, except for appointments to the Peace Corps National Advisory Council, the President should not make more than 15 concurrent appointments under the Peace Corps Act.
Authorizes appropriations.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 6, 2009 to Jun 30, 2010.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | Jul 6, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Jul 6, 2009 | |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | Jul 8, 2009 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Aug 3, 2009 | |
| D-NV | Harry Reid | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-WV | John D. Rockefeller IV | Sep 14, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Sep 23, 2009 | |
| D-DE | Edward E. Kaufman | Sep 30, 2009 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Oct 7, 2009 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Oct 13, 2009 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Oct 14, 2009 | |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Nov 9, 2009 | |
| D-MA | Paul Grattan Kirk Jr. | Nov 9, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Dec 9, 2009 | |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Apr 13, 2010 | |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Apr 19, 2010 | |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Jun 28, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Jun 30, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Jun 25, 2009Markup Apr 13, 2010Reported Jun 29, 2010 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 29, 2010Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Kerry with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 111-219.
- Jun 29, 2010Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 454.
- Apr 13, 2010Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Jun 25, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Jun 25, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7095-7097)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7095–S7097 | Christopher J. Dodd D-CT | Jun 25, 2009 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Apr 28, 2010S. 1382, Peace Corps Improvement and Expansion Act of 2010<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on April 13, 2010</p>
- Apr 28, 2010S. 1382, Peace Corps Improvement and Expansion Act of 2010Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on April 13, 2010
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RS21168 | The Peace Corps: Overview and Issues | Report | Dec 17, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to improve and expand the Peace Corps for the 21st century, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Peace Corps Improvement and Expansion Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 29, 2010Reported to Senate
- Jun 25, 2009Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
