Peace Corps Mission Accountability Act
Latest action · Jul 30, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Progress
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- IntroducedJul 30, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Peace Corps Mission Accountability Act
This bill makes changes to the Peace Corps.
The bill changes the Peace Corps from an independent agency that reports to the President to a subordinate agency within the Department of State.
The Peace Corps shall also terminate any programs in China. The Peace Corps may not operate in any country that the State Department deems hostile to U.S. national security interests.
The State Department shall annually report to Congress on Peace Corps programs around the world, including how each program furthers U.S. interests and is not contrary to U.S. national security.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 30, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Jul 30, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
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- Jul 30, 2019Introduced in Senate
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