National Guard COVID–19 Earned Benefits Guarantee Act

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54 cosponsors · 52 D, 2 R

38 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

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…

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · May 22, 2020

National Guard COVID-19 Earned Benefits Guarantee Act

Members of Congress are excluded and must deploy for not fewer than 90 days to receive similar benefits eligibility.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: National Guard COVID–19 Earned Benefits Guarantee Act

Latest action (Sep 30, 2020): Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: May 22, 2020

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.