Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2022
- Last Action
- 9/20/2022
Actions
- 2022-09-20Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 492.
- 2022-09-19Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2022-09-19On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 290 - 125 (Roll no. 440). (text: CR H7886-7891)
- 2022-09-19Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 290 - 125 (Roll no. 440).(text: CR H7886-7891)
- 2022-09-19Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7946-7947)
- 2022-09-19At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- 2022-09-19DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1456.
- 2022-09-19Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7886-7893)
- 2022-09-19Mr. Malinowski moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- 2022-09-09Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 354.
- 2022-09-09Committee on Education and Labor discharged.
- 2022-09-09Committee on Education and Labor discharged.
- 2022-09-09Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Foreign Affairs. H. Rept. 117-457, Part I.
- 2022-09-09Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Foreign Affairs. H. Rept. 117-457, Part I.
- 2021-09-30Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
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CRS Summary
As of 2022-09-19 (53)
Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2022
This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 and modifies operations of the Peace Corps.
Changes include increasing the readjustment allowance paid to volunteers when their service terminates and providing statutory authority for an executive order that grants returned volunteers noncompetitive eligibility for federal civil-service positions.
Additionally, the bill entitles returned volunteers to sixty days of health care benefits. The Peace Corps must also provide volunteers with information about enrolling in U.S. health plans before service termination and mental health care during and after service.
The bill also includes provisions to address involuntary termination of Peace Corps service in emergencies, including by expediting re-enrollment of involuntarily terminated volunteers.
The Peace Corps must also adequately insure volunteers' safety and must coordinate with the Department of State to periodically update agreements concerning the security of Peace Corps volunteers and staff abroad.
The bill also
- authorizes Peace Corps to recruit domestically based volunteers to serve in the United States at the request of another agency or to provide services in a host country virtually,
- modifies the Peace Corps National Advisory Council's membership and functions,
- expands whistleblower protections for volunteers,
- increases the rate of pay that applies to a volunteer's workers compensation claim,
- requires Peace Corps to implement a zero tolerance drug use policy regarding volunteer involvement with illegal drugs, and
- emphasizes the use of the internet in Peace Corps programs.
Furthermore, the bill requires reporting, including on the provision of mental health services to volunteers.
Cosponsors (20)
- Garret Graves (R-LA)
- Grace Meng (D-NY)
- Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS)
- Dean Phillips (D-MN)
- Ed Case (D-HI)
- Albio Sires (D-NJ)
- GRACE NAPOLITANO (D-CA)
- Paul Tonko (D-NY)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Dina Titus (D-NV)
- SANFORD BISHOP (D-GA)
- JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
- Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)
- Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)
- Donald Beyer (D-VA)
- Joaquin Castro (D-TX)
- David Cicilline (D-RI)
- GREGORY MEEKS (D-NY)
- JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
- Anthony Brown (D-MD)
Subjects
- Advisory bodies
- Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
- Cemeteries and funerals
- Congressional oversight
- Cosmetics and personal care
- Dental care
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Drug therapy
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Employee hiring
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government studies and investigations
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health care quality
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Health technology, devices, supplies
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