1.0National Peace Corps Associationhttps://www.peacecorpsconnect.orgJonathan Pearsonhttps://www.peacecorpsconnect.org/author/jpearson/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="hCWl81Vy9d"><a href="https://www.peacecorpsconnect.org/mobilizing-for-a-congressional-gold-medal/">Mobilizing for a Congressional Gold Medal</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.peacecorpsconnect.org/mobilizing-for-a-congressional-gold-medal/embed/#?secret=hCWl81Vy9d" width="600" height="338" title="“Mobilizing for a Congressional Gold Medal” — National Peace Corps Association" data-secret="hCWl81Vy9d" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.peacecorpsconnect.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Congressional-Gold-Medal-7.png500500Following a successful Capitol Hill Advocacy Day, there is progress in the effort to bring forth legislation to recognize the significant work of Peace Corps Volunteers with passage of Congressional Gold Medal legislation for past and present volunteers. Bipartisan legislation in the House of Representatives is in the works, with hope that legislation will be […]