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HR 3475 101th Congress House International Affairs Cemeteries and funerals Flags National service Volunteer workers

To direct the Director of the Peace Corps to drape a flag of the United States over the casket of each deceased Peace Corps volunteer or former volunteer.

Introduced: October 16, 1989 See on congress.gov
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Oct 16, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Oct 16, 1989
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Peace Corps Act to require the Director of the Peace Corps to drape a flag over the casket of a deceased Peace Corps volunteer or former volunteer. Requires such flag to be given to such individual's next-of-kin or, if no claim is made by the next-of-kin, to a close friend or associate. Prohibits a flag from being given to any other person if a flag is given to a friend or associate.

What's happening now October 16, 1989

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Oct 31, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3475: To direct the Director of the Peace Corps to drape a flag of the United States over the casket of each deceased Peace Corps volunteer or former volunteer.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3475/
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"H.R. 3475: To direct the Director of the Peace Corps to drape a flag of the United States over the casket of each deceased Peace Corps volunteer or former volunteer.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3475/.
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H.R. 3475, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3475/.
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[H.R. 3475: To direct the Director of the Peace Corps to drape a flag of the United States over the casket of each deceased Peace Corps volunteer or former volunteer.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3475/)
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