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HR 267 114th Congress House International Affairs Cemeteries and funerals Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management National and community service National symbols Peace Corps

Respect for Peace Corps Volunteers Act

Introduced: January 9, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Jan 9, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 9, 2015
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Respect for Peace Corps Volunteers Act

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 January 9, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 11
Young, David
· Sep 7, 2016
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Feb 26, 2016
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Feb 12, 2016
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 11, 2016
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 8, 2016
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 8, 2016
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Sep 17, 2015
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Sep 8, 2015
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Apr 13, 2015
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Apr 13, 2015
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 26, 2015
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Feb 27, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 267: Respect for Peace Corps Volunteers Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-267/
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"H.R. 267: Respect for Peace Corps Volunteers Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-267/.
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H.R. 267, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-267/.
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