Respect for Peace Corps Volunteers Act
Latest action · Mar 1, 2017 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.
- IntroducedMar 1, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Respect for Peace Corps Volunteers Act
This bill amends the Peace Corps Act to allow the official seal or emblem and the name "Peace Corps" to be used on any death announcement, plaque, grave stone, or other grave marker of a former volunteer, officer, or employee of the Peace Corps.
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 1, 2017 to Jun 26, 2018, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IA | David Young | Original | Mar 1, 2017 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Mar 10, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Mar 15, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Mar 16, 2017 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Oct 3, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 1, 2017Introduced in House
- Mar 1, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 1, 2017Introduced in House
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