S. 4466 · 117th Congress · Senate

Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2022

Active· Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 459.
Introduced
Jun 23, 22
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2022

This bill reauthorizes the Peace Corps program through FY2027 and addresses other issues related to the program. For example, the bill (1) increases the readjustment allowances for returning Peace Corps volunteers; (2) 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); and (3) 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.

Previous Versions

00Jun 23, 2022

Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2022

This bill reauthorizes the Peace Corps program through FY2027 and addresses other issues related to the program. For example, the bill (1) increases the readjustment allowances for returning Peace Corps volunteers; (2) 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); and (3) 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.

Action Timeline

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  1. JUL 21, 2022Committee

    Committee on Foreign Relations

    Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

  2. JUL 21, 2022Committee

    Committee on Foreign Relations

    Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

  3. JUL 21, 2022Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 459.

  4. JUL 19, 2022Committee

    Committee on Foreign Relations

    Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

  5. JUN 23, 2022IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  6. JUN 23, 2022IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Committees

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Foreign Relations Committee

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Referred: Jul 21, 2022

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Foreign Relations Committee

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Referred: Jul 19, 2022

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Foreign Relations Committee

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Referred: Jun 23, 2022

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