National Guard COVID–19 Earned Benefits Guarantee Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (May 22, 2020)
National Guard COVID-19 Earned Benefits Guarantee Act
This bill requires the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs to treat full-time National Guard duty performed in response to the national emergency with respect to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) as a period of not shorter than 90 days (i.e., the threshold usually required for eligibility for certain retirement and education benefits).
Members of Congress are excluded and must deploy for not fewer than 90 days to receive similar benefits eligibility.
What just happenedSep 30, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMay 22, 2020
- Sep 30, 2020Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Economic Opportunity Subcommittee - May 22, 2020IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Veterans' Affairs Committee - May 22, 2020IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Armed Services Committee - May 22, 2020IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- May 22, 2020IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House