Peace Corps Equity Act of 2014
Latest action · May 6, 2014 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedMay 6, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Peace Corps Equity Act of 2014 - Amends the Peace Corps Act to subject abortion service coverage by the Peace Corps for volunteers to the same limitations that apply to Peace Corps employees regarding coverage of abortion services.
States that such restriction shall not be construed to limit medical evacuation coverage.
Cosponsors 81
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 6, 2014 to Nov 12, 2014; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Original | May 6, 2014 |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Original | May 6, 2014 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | May 6, 2014 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | May 6, 2014 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | May 7, 2014 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | May 7, 2014 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | May 7, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Janice Hahn | May 7, 2014 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | May 7, 2014 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | May 8, 2014 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | May 8, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | May 9, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | May 19, 2014 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | May 19, 2014 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | May 19, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | May 19, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | May 19, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | May 28, 2014 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Jun 9, 2014 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Jun 9, 2014 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jun 9, 2014 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Jun 9, 2014 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Jun 9, 2014 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Jun 9, 2014 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Jun 9, 2014 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Jun 11, 2014 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Jun 11, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Jun 11, 2014 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Jun 11, 2014 | |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Jun 11, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jun 11, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jun 12, 2014 | |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Jun 12, 2014 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Jun 17, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Jun 17, 2014 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Jun 17, 2014 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Jun 17, 2014 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jun 17, 2014 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Jun 17, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Jun 17, 2014 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Jun 20, 2014 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Jun 20, 2014 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jun 20, 2014 | |
| D-CT | Elizabeth H. Esty | Jun 20, 2014 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Jun 20, 2014 | |
| D-NM | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Jun 20, 2014 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Jun 20, 2014 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Jun 20, 2014 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Jun 20, 2014 | |
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | Jun 24, 2014 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Jun 24, 2014 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Jun 24, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Jun 24, 2014 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Jun 24, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Jun 24, 2014 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Jun 24, 2014 | |
| D-TX | Beto O'Rourke | Jun 26, 2014 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Jun 26, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Jun 26, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Jun 26, 2014 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Jun 26, 2014 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Jun 26, 2014 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Jun 26, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Jun 26, 2014 | |
| D-FL | Patrick Murphy | Jun 26, 2014 | |
| D-HI | Colleen Hanabusa | Jul 9, 2014 | |
| D-WA | Denny Heck | Jul 9, 2014 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Jul 9, 2014 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Jul 9, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Jul 9, 2014 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jul 15, 2014 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Jul 16, 2014 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Jul 23, 2014 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Jul 23, 2014 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Jul 23, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Jul 25, 2014 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Aug 1, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Sep 9, 2014 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Sep 9, 2014 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Sep 16, 2014 | |
| R-NY | Richard L. Hanna | Nov 12, 2014 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred May 6, 2014 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 6, 2014Introduced in House
- May 6, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H3447.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 813 | Peace Corps Equity Act of 2013 | Related bill | Apr 25, 2013 |
| S 2291 | Peace Corps Equity Act of 2014 | Related bill | May 6, 2014 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require that Peace Corps volunteers be subject to the same limitations regarding coverage of abortion services as employees of the Peace Corps with respect to coverage of such services, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Peace Corps Equity Act of 2014
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 6, 2014Introduced in House
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