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HR 1573 113th Congress House International Affairs Cemeteries and funerals Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Peace Corps Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Respect for Peace Corps Volunteers Act of 2013

Introduced: September 30, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 15, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Respect for Peace Corps Volunteers Act of 2013 - Amends the Peace Corps Act to allow former volunteers or applicants for enrollment as a volunteer to use the seal, emblem, or name "Peace Corps" on death announcements, plaques, grave stones, or other grave markers.

What's happening now April 15, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Democratic 7 Republican 1
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Sep 9, 2014
Shea-Porter, Carol
· Jul 15, 2014
Poe, Ted
· May 8, 2014
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Apr 28, 2014
Roskam, Peter
· Apr 28, 2014
JONES, WALTER
· Mar 25, 2014
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Mar 25, 2014
HOLT, RUSH
· Mar 11, 2014
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Mar 11, 2014
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Mar 4, 2014
LEWIS, JOHN
· Feb 26, 2014
Michaud, Michael
· Feb 21, 2014
FARR, SAM
· Feb 10, 2014
Ellison, Keith
· Sep 30, 2013
ISRAEL, STEVE
· Sep 18, 2013
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 11, 2013
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Sep 11, 2013
DUNCAN, JOHN
· May 17, 2013
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · May 16, 2013
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Apr 15, 2013
PETRI, TOM
· Apr 15, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1573: Respect for Peace Corps Volunteers Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1573/
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"H.R. 1573: Respect for Peace Corps Volunteers Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1573/.
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H.R. 1573, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1573/.
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