US Congress House Bill 6833 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 24-1)
Status: Introduced on May 12 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-05-12 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Provides benefits for Peace Corps volunteers, including health insurance for volunteers whose service was terminated due to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak. Such a terminated Peace Corps volunteer shall receive health insurance for two months upon return to the United States. The volunteer may elect to extend such insurance, at the volunteer's expense, until the last day in which the volunteer would be eligible for unemployment benefits under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. Executive branch departments and agencies with hiring needs, as well as the Corporation for National and Community Service, shall establish expedited processes for hiring and enrolling such terminated Peace Corps volunteers.The Peace Corps shall (1) resume all programs, to the extent possible, as soon as the COVID-19 pandemic has subsided; and (2) establish an expedited process for reenrolling Peace Corps volunteers whose service was terminated due to COVID-19. For the purpose of Foreign Service officer appointments, a candidate's previous Peace Corps service shall be considered a significant affirmative factor but shall be less significant than the affirmative factor afforded to a veteran. The Peace Corps shall inform exiting volunteers of various health care options available after leaving the Peace Corps. The bill allows the official seal or emblem of the Peace Corps and the name Peace Corps to be used on any death announcement, plaque, gravestone, or other grave marker of a former volunteer, officer, or employee.

Utilizing and Supporting Evacuated Peace Corps Volunteers Act

Rep. Dean Phillips [D-MN]	Rep. Don Young [R-AK]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]
Rep. Jennifer Wexton [D-VA]	Rep. Ed Case [D-HI]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]
Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Joaquin Castro [D-TX]	Rep. Mike Levin [D-CA]
Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Antonio Delgado [D-NY]
Rep. Steven Horsford [D-NV]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-05-12	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2020-05-12	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2020-05-12	House	Introduced in House

SB3700 (Related) 2020-05-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
HB1411 (Related) 2019-03-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6833/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6833/BILLS-116hr6833ih.pdf