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117th Congress > House > Vote 887

Date: September 19, 2022

Result: 290-125 (Passed)

Clerk session vote number: 440

Sponsor: GARAMENDI, John (D-CA)

Bill number: HR1456

Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Description: Peace Corps Reauthorization Act

Bill summary:

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.

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

Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov

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