House
Sep 30, 2020National Guard COVID–19 Earned Benefits Guarantee Act
Summary
Official
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.
Bill Progress
Bill has been introduced and assigned a number
Introduced(5/22/20)
Committee
Passed
House
Passed
Senate
President
Law
Sponsor
JP
Mr. Panetta
House (D) California – 19
Cosponsors (30)
Latest Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Sep 30, 2020