H.R. 1456: Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2022

117th Congress · introduced 2021-03-01 · International Affairs · Latest: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 492.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-03-01 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 440 (2022): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR1456 (2022-09-19), Passed. See all
Where it stands now: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 492. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2022

Plain summary

Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2022 This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 and modifies operations of the Peace Corps. Changes include increasing the readjustment allowance paid to volunteers when their service terminates and providing statutory authority for an executive order that grants returned volunteers noncompetitive eligibility for federal civil-service positions. Additionally, the bill entitles returned volunteers to sixty days of health care benefits. The Peace Corps must also provide volunteers with information about enrolling in U.S. health plans before service termination and mental health care during and after service. The bill also includes provisions to address involuntary termination of Peace Corps service in emergencies, including by expediting re-enrollment of involuntarily terminated volunteers. The Peace Corps must also adequately insure volunteers' safety and must coordinate with the Department of State to periodically update agreements concerning the security of Peace Corps volunteers and staff abroad. The bill also authorizes Peace Corps to recruit domestically based volunteers to serve in the United States at the request of another agency or to provide services in a host country virtually, modifies the Peace Corps National Advisory Council's membership and functions, expands whistleblower protections for volunteers, increases the rate of pay that applies to a volunteer's workers compensation claim, requires Peace Corps to implement a zero tolerance drug use policy regarding volunteer involvement with illegal drugs, and emphasizes the use of the internet in Peace Corps programs. Furthermore, the bill requires reporting, including on the provision of mental health services to volunteers.

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Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2022

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Sponsor: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3] · 118 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1456, Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2021 (2022-02-15); CBO cost estimate: CBO’s Estimate of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of H.R. 1456, Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2022 (2022-09-19)

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Grace Meng (D-NY), Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS), Ed Case (D-HI), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Dina Titus (D-NV), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Jim Costa (D-CA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Josh Harder (D-CA), William R. Keating (D-MA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Mike Levin (D-CA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Jason Crow (D-CO) and 58 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3] reported raising $582,746 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

House roll call 440 (2022): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR1456 (2022-09-19): Passed

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr1456.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr1456 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117