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HR 1295 115th Congress House

Respect for Peace Corps Volunteers Act

Official title: To amend the Peace Corps Act to allow former volunteers and officers and employees to use the seal, emblem, or name of Peace Corps on death announcements and grave stones.

Introduced: March 9, 2017 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Cemeteries and funeralsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementNational and community serviceNational symbolsPeace Corps
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 1, 2017
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 Latest action March 1, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Respect for Peace Corps Volunteers Act

This bill amends the Peace Corps Act to allow the official seal or emblem and the name "Peace Corps" to be used on any death announcement, plaque, grave stone, or other grave marker of a former volunteer, officer, or employee of the Peace Corps.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 10 Republican 1
Shea-Porter, Carol
· Jun 26, 2018
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jun 7, 2018
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Feb 27, 2018
Lance, Leonard
· Feb 27, 2018
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 27, 2018
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Nov 1, 2017
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Oct 3, 2017
Roskam, Peter
· Oct 3, 2017
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Oct 3, 2017
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 10, 2017
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Mar 9, 2017
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Mar 9, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 9, 2017
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Mar 9, 2017
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Mar 9, 2017
Young, David
· Mar 1, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1295: Respect for Peace Corps Volunteers Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1295/
MLA
"H.R. 1295: Respect for Peace Corps Volunteers Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1295/.
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H.R. 1295, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1295/.
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