S. 4466: Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2022

117th Congress · introduced 2022-06-23 · International Affairs · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 459.

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Where it came from: introduced 2022-06-23 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 459. 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 the Peace Corps program through FY2027 and addresses other issues related to the program. For example, the bill (1) increases the readjustment allowances for returning Peace Corps volunteers; (2) provides statutory authority to an executive order that provides returning volunteers with noncompetitive eligibility for federal employment purposes (i.e., eligibility to be noncompetitively appointed to a competitive federal position); and (3) requires the Peace Corps to take all reasonable measures to prevent and address reprisal or retaliation against a volunteer by any person with supervisory authority over the volunteer, such as a Peace Corps officer.

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Official text

Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2022

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · 15 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 4466, Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2022 (2022-11-10)

Cosponsors on this site

James E. Risch (R-ID), Todd Young (R-IN), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), John Cornyn (R-TX), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Patty Murray (D-WA), Mike Crapo (R-ID)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117s4466.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/s>

Record fed-us-cong117-s4466 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117