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H.R. 6957 (116th)

National Guard COVID–19 Earned Benefits Guarantee Act

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Introduced

22 May 2020

Last action

30 September 2020 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Sponsors

Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19], Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11], Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17], Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3], Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8], Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21], Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5], Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21], Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1], Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE], Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46], Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7], Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4], Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29], Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4], Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5], Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31], Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34], Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3], Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5], Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12], Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29], Michael San Nicolas, Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32]

Subjects

Defence, Education

Source updated

6 June 2025

Defence · Education

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Summary

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.

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Timeline

  1. 22 May 2020

    Introduced

    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.

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  2. 22 May 2020

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 22 May 2020

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 30 September 2020

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

    Source: Committee

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