Double the size of the Peace Corps.

I’ll double the size of the Peace Corps, exposing young people to the world and creating a direct employment pipeline to future government service.

Warren promises to expand the Peace Corps as a service and recruitment pipeline.

Rebuild the State Department | Elizabeth Warren
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The report says the FY2026 request would keep Peace Corps funding level with FY2025, and House legislation would cut Peace Corps funding by 4.6%.

Current appropriations guidance shows no Peace Corps expansion; the administration requested only level funding and the House bill moved slightly downward.

unresolved unknown

Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: FY2026 Budget and Appropriations
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The CRS report states that the administration proposed level funding for the Peace Corps in FY2026 compared with FY2025 enacted levels.

The most recent appropriations analysis does not show the Peace Corps doubling; it shows flat funding instead.

unresolved unknown

Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: FY2026 Budget and Appropriations
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H.R. 4779 is still listed as introduced, and its summary says the bill covers appropriations for independent agencies including the Peace Corps.

The FY2026 appropriations vehicle that includes Peace Corps funding has not become law, so there is no enacted doubling through this bill.

unresolved unknown

H.R.4779 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026
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