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H.R. 4578: Peace Corps Equity Act of 2014

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H.R. 4578: Peace Corps Equity Act of 2014

113th Congress · introduced 2014-05-06 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2014-05-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Peace Corps Equity Act of 2014

Plain summary

Peace Corps Equity Act of 2014 - Amends the Peace Corps Act to subject abortion service coverage by the Peace Corps for volunteers to the same limitations that apply to Peace Corps employees regarding coverage of abortion services. States that such restriction shall not be construed to limit medical evacuation coverage.

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Official text

Peace Corps Equity Act of 2014

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17] · 81 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

John Garamendi (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Ami Bera (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Mark Takano (D-CA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) and 21 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr4578 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113