Respect for Peace Corps Volunteers Act
Latest action · Mar 14, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 27, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Respect for Peace Corps Volunteers Act
This bill allows the official seal or emblem of the Peace Corps 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 35
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 27, 2019 to May 13, 2020; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-LA | Garret Graves | Original | Feb 27, 2019 |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Original | Feb 27, 2019 |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Original | Feb 27, 2019 |
| D-FL | Donna E. Shalala | Feb 28, 2019 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Mar 4, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Mar 4, 2019 | |
| R-IA | Steve King | Mar 4, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Mar 5, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Mar 5, 2019 | |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Mar 7, 2019 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Mar 11, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Mar 12, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Mar 18, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Mar 21, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Apr 2, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Apr 8, 2019 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Apr 8, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Apr 8, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Apr 9, 2019 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Apr 10, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Apr 12, 2019 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Apr 12, 2019 | |
| R-CO | Scott R. Tipton | Apr 12, 2019 | |
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Apr 25, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Apr 30, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | May 3, 2019 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | May 8, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | May 15, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Nov 19, 2019 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Feb 26, 2020 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Mar 4, 2020 | |
| D-WA | Denny Heck | Mar 9, 2020 | |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Apr 17, 2020 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Apr 17, 2020 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | May 13, 2020 |
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 Feb 27, 2019 |
| Africa Subcommittee | Referred Mar 14, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 14, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations.
- Feb 27, 2019Introduced in House
- Feb 27, 2019Referred 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 Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 36, February 27, 2019, page H2272.
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1295 | Respect for Peace Corps Volunteers Act | Reintroduction of | Mar 1, 2017 |
| HR 3456 | Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jun 25, 2019 |
| HR 4188 | Respect for Peace Corps Volunteers Act | Reintroduced Bill | Jun 25, 2021 |
| HR 6833 | Utilizing and Supporting Evacuated Peace Corps Volunteers Act | Related bill | May 12, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Peace Corps Act to allow former volunteers and officers and employees to use the seal, emblem, or name of Peace Corps on death announcements and grave stones.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Respect for Peace Corps Volunteers Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 27, 2019Introduced in House
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.
