Booker, Tillis Introduce Resolution Celebrating 65 Years of the Peace Corps and Honoring Nearly 250,000 Americans Who Answered the Call to Serve
Originally posted by the office of Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) SEPTEMBER 22, 2026 (WASHINGTON, DC) — Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced a resolution celebrating the 65th anniversary of the Peace Corps and commending its volunteers for more than six decades of public service focused on enhancing U.S. global leadership, strengthening international stability, empowering communities, and expanding people-to-people ties. U.S. Representatives John Garamendi (D-CA-08) and Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-American Samoa) introduced a companion resolution in the House. Since President John F. Kennedy issued his historic call to service and established the Peace Corps on...
Garamendi, Radewagen Introduce Bipartisan Concurrent Resolution Commemorating the 65th Anniversary of the U.S. Peace Corps
Originally posted by the office of Representative John Garamendi (CA) SEPTEMBER 22, 2026 (WASHINGTON, DC) — Today, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08), the only Returned Peace Corps Volunteer serving in Congress and Co-Chair of the Congressional Peace Corps Caucus, introduced a bipartisan concurrent resolution with Congresswoman Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (American Samoa) to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the establishment of the United States Peace Corps. The resolution officially honors the service, legacy, and ongoing global impact of the nearly 250,000 Americans who have answered the call to service since President John F. Kennedy founded the agency in 1961. “Patti and...