H.R. 1456 · 117th Congress

Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2022

Introduced on Mar 1, 2021 by John Garamendi (D-CA-3). 118 cosponsors, 5 of them from another party. Latest action (Sep 20, 2022): Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 492.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Mar 1, 2021
Cosponsors
118
5 from the other party
Policy area
International Affairs
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend the Peace Corps Act to reauthorize the Peace Corps, better support current and returned volunteers, and for other purposes.

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
  • Immunology and vaccination
  • Infectious and parasitic diseases
  • Internet and video services
  • Internet, web applications, social media
  • Judicial review and appeals
  • Medical tests and diagnostic methods
  • Mental health
  • National and community service
  • National symbols
  • Peace Corps
  • Prescription drugs
  • Sex and reproductive health
  • Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
  • User charges and fees
  • Women's health
  • Worker safety and health

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Passed House, Sep 19, 2022). Public domain.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

John GaramendiD-CA-3Sponsor

Democrats · 113

Republicans · 5

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    Sep 19, 2022· House· Passage· Passed 290–125

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Mar 1, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Mar 1, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Mar 1, 2021Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E184)
  4. Mar 1, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  5. Mar 1, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  6. Sep 30, 2021 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  7. Sep 30, 2021 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  8. Sep 9, 2022Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Foreign Affairs. H. Rept. 117-457, Part I.
  9. Sep 9, 2022 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Foreign Affairs. H. Rept. 117-457, Part I.
  10. Sep 9, 2022Committee on Education and Labor discharged.
  11. Sep 9, 2022 · HouseCommittee on Education and Labor discharged.
  12. Sep 9, 2022 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 354.
  13. Sep 19, 2022 · HouseMr. Malinowski moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  14. Sep 19, 2022 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7886-7893)
  15. Sep 19, 2022 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1456.
  16. Sep 19, 2022 · HouseAt 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.
  17. Sep 19, 2022 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7946-7947)
  18. Sep 19, 2022Passed/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)House · Roll call 440
  19. Sep 19, 2022 · HouseOn 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)House · Roll call 440
  20. Sep 19, 2022 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  21. Sep 20, 2022 · SenateReceived in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 492.

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
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  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.