A bill to amend the Peace Corps Act.
Public Law 97-387 · S. 2611 · 97th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Dec 23, 1982 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Sen. Charles Percy (R-IL)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Amends the Peace Corps Act to provide that the monthly readjustment allowance for Peace Corps volunteer leaders shall not be less than $125. (Current law provides that the monthly readjustment allowance may not exceed $125.)
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 10 actions.
- Dec 23, 1982Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 97-387.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Dec 20, 1982PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Dec 17, 1982FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- Dec 16, 1982FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Dec 7, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Foreign Relations Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Foreign Relations Committee
- Jun 9, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Foreign Relations Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.