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H.R. 1411 116th 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 4, 2019 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Cemeteries and funeralsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementNational and community serviceNational symbolsPeace Corps
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 14, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations.
Feb 27, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Feb 27, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 14, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Respect for Peace Corps Volunteers Act

This bill allows the official seal or emblem of the Peace Corps 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.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6833 Utilizing and Supporting Evacuated Peace Corps Volunteers Act
  • HR 3456 Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Democratic 13 Republican 3
D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Apr 17, 2020
Heck, Denny
· Mar 9, 2020
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Mar 4, 2020
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Feb 26, 2020
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Nov 19, 2019
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · May 8, 2019
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Apr 12, 2019
Perlmutter, Ed
· Apr 12, 2019
Tipton, Scott
· Apr 12, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 10, 2019
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Apr 8, 2019
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Mar 21, 2019
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Mar 18, 2019
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Mar 12, 2019
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Mar 11, 2019
SHIMKUS, JOHN
· Mar 7, 2019
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 5, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Mar 5, 2019
King, Steve
· Mar 4, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 4, 2019
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Feb 27, 2019
Graves, Garret
· Feb 27, 2019
Kennedy, Joseph
· Feb 27, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1411: Respect for Peace Corps Volunteers Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1411/
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"H.R. 1411: Respect for Peace Corps Volunteers Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1411/.
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H.R. 1411, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1411/.
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