Senate bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-57

Kate Puzey Peace Corps Volunteer Protection Act of 2011

S. 1280Introduced Jun 27, 2011Policy area: International Affairs

Became law on Nov 21, 2011.

Sponsor: Sen. Johnny Isakson R-GA

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Where it went

IntroducedJun 27, 2011
Committee actionJul 26, 2011
Passed SenateSep 26, 2011 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseNov 1, 2011 · 406–0
To the PresidentNov 14, 2011
Became lawNov 21, 2011

Latest action: Nov 21, 2011 — Became Public Law No: 112-57.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1280.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1280, Kate Puzey Peace Corps Volunteer Protection Act of 2011” on August 2, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on July 26, 2011”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 2, 2011 ↗
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41638
CBO publication date
August 2, 2011
Congress.gov bill record
S. 1280, 112th Congress
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/1280
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July 30, 2026
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 112-82 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Foreign Relations Committee on September 21, 2011.
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Congress.gov bill record
S. 1280, 112th Congress
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/1280
Record last updated by Congress.gov
July 30, 2026
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

30 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 24 Democrats

24 of 30 cosponsors (80%) are from the other party.

Daniel Akaka (D-HI), John Barrasso (R-WY), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Scott Brown (R-MA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Richard Burr (R-NC), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Bob Casey (D-PA), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Christopher Coons (D-DE), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Al Franken (D-MN), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Mark Kirk (R-IL), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), E. Nelson (D-NE), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Mark Udall (D-CO), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ron Wyden (D-OR).

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Sponsor’s state and district

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