House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-256

Sam Farr and Nick Castle Peace Corps Reform Act of 2018

H.R. 2259Introduced May 1, 2017Policy area: International Affairs

Became law on Oct 9, 2018.

Sponsor: Rep. Ted Poe R-TX

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Where it went

IntroducedMay 1, 2017
Committee actionMay 17, 2018
Passed HouseJul 10, 2018 · by voice vote
Passed SenateSep 24, 2018 · by voice vote
To the PresidentSep 28, 2018
Became lawOct 9, 2018

Latest action: Oct 9, 2018 — Became Public Law No: 115-256.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2259.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2259, Sam Farr and Nick Castle Peace Corps Reform Act of 2018” on June 5, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on May 17, 2018”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 5, 2018 ↗
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June 5, 2018
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2259, 115th Congress
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. POE of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 74, May 1, 2017, Page H3003):
Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18
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H.R. 2259, 115th Congress
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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

62 cosponsors — 18 Republicans, 44 Democrats

44 of 62 cosponsors (71%) are from the other party.

Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Tom Cole (R-OK), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Paul Cook (R-CA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), John Delaney (D-MD), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Daniel Donovan (R-NY), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), John Faso (R-NY), Lois Frankel (D-FL), John Garamendi (D-CA), Thomas Garrett (R-VA), Walter Jones (R-NC), William Keating (D-MA), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Ann Kuster (D-NH) and 32 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ted Poe.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-2 district

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