House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Respect for Peace Corps Volunteers Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 25, 2021
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 25, 2021 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4188.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SIRES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 111, June 25, 2021, Page H3156):Pursuant to clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Committee finds the authority for this legislation in article I, section 8 of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 25, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 185 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4188, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/4188
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 3, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of January 3, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
10 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 9 Democrats
1 of 10 cosponsors (10%) are from the other party.
Cynthia Axne (D-IA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Garret Graves (R-LA), Mike Levin (D-CA), James McGovern (D-MA), Michael San Nicolas (D-GU), Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), Mark Takano (D-CA), Nikema Williams (D-GA).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Albio Sires.
- H.Res. 408 (117th) Urging the Government of El Salvador to respect the country's democratic institutions.
- H.R. 2946 (117th) RENACER Act
- H.R. 8813 (117th) AFFECT Human Rights in Venezuela Act
- H.Res. 998 (117th) Celebrating 200 years of United States diplomatic relations with Colombia.
- H.R. 8711 (117th) United States-Ecuador Partnership Act of 2022
- H.R. 3679 (117th) Collaborative Academic Research Efforts for Tourette Syndrome Act of 2021
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 16, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.