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S. 1203 · 118th Congress

Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2023

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 118th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

BMD MenendezSponsor
11 cosponsors · 7 D, 4 R
BCD Cardin MCR Crapo DFD Feinstein JRR Risch TYR Young CCD Coons MHD Hassan JMD Merkley MRR Rounds BSD Schatz JHD Hickenlooper

5 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

This bill reauthorizes the Peace Corps program through FY2028 and requires or authorizes various policies for the Peace Corps program. For example, the bill

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Apr 19, 2023

Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2023

This bill reauthorizes the Peace Corps program through FY2028 and requires or authorizes various policies for the Peace Corps program. For example, the bill

  • increases the minimum rate for readjustment allowances paid to Peace Corps volunteers upon their return to the United States;
  • requires the Peace Corps to establish processes to return volunteers to service after their service has been interrupted by a mandatory evacuation, and to strive to allow evacuated volunteers to return to the country in which they had formerly been assigned (except for Peace Corps missions in China);
  • requires the Peace Corps to provide separating volunteers with information on postservice health care options;
  • provides statutory authority to an executive order that provides returning volunteers with noncompetitive eligibility for federal employment purposes (i.e., eligibility to be noncompetitively appointed to a competitive federal position);
  • requires the Peace Corps to implement a zero-tolerance policy regarding volunteer or trainee involvement with illegal drugs;
  • requires the Peace Corps to take all reasonable measures to prevent and address reprisal or retaliation against a volunteer by any person with supervisory authority over the volunteer, such as a Peace Corps officer; and
  • authorizes suspension without pay for employees engaged in serious misconduct that could impact the efficiency of the service and could lead to removal for cause.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2023

Latest action (Jul 25, 2023): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 150.

Policy area: International Affairs · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Apr 19, 2023

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.