National Guard and Reserve Bill of Rights Act of 2005
Latest action · Apr 29, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 12, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Guard and Reserve Bill of Rights Act of 2005 - Requires the Secretary of Defense to limit the length of assignment of reservists during U.S. Central Command deployments of not less than one year.
Requires the Secretary to submit to specified congressional committees a report on Department of Defense (DOD) policies and communications regarding the length of deployments for reservists in connection with Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Directs the Secretary of the Army to designate a senior level official of the Department of the Army to implement recommendations for executive action to address military pay problems.
Removes conditions on Ready Reserve members' eligibility for TRICARE enrollment. Makes such eligibility permanent.
Requires the Secretary concerned to pay applicable premiums to continue qualified health benefit plan coverage for family members of eligible reservists serving on active duty for the benefits coverage continuation period.
Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to fund child care for members of the Armed Forces on active duty for Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Expands eligibility for monthly educational assistance benefits to include reservists who have served on active duty for a cumulative period of 24 months during any five-year period.
Reduces from 60 to 55 the age at which members of Reserve components may receive military retirement pay.
Establishes the position of Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (Reserve Affairs). Eliminates the position of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs. Reduces the number of Assistant Secretaries of Defense.
Makes National Guard appropriations available to establish and operate offices to assist in readjusting to civilian life Guard personnel being released from active or full-time duty of more than 30 days.
Cosponsors 34
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 12, 2005 to Oct 27, 2005; 31 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Apr 12, 2005 |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Original | Apr 12, 2005 |
| D-KY | Ben Chandler | Original | Apr 12, 2005 |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Original | Apr 12, 2005 |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Original | Apr 12, 2005 |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Original | Apr 12, 2005 |
| D-GA | David Scott | Original | Apr 12, 2005 |
| D-CA | Dennis A. Cardoza | Original | Apr 12, 2005 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | Apr 12, 2005 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Apr 12, 2005 |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Original | Apr 12, 2005 |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Original | Apr 12, 2005 |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Original | Apr 12, 2005 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Apr 12, 2005 |
| D-MN | James L. Oberstar | Original | Apr 12, 2005 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Apr 12, 2005 |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Original | Apr 12, 2005 |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Original | Apr 12, 2005 |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | Apr 12, 2005 |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Original | Apr 12, 2005 |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Original | Apr 12, 2005 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | Apr 12, 2005 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Apr 12, 2005 |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Original | Apr 12, 2005 |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Original | Apr 12, 2005 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Apr 12, 2005 |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Original | Apr 12, 2005 |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Original | Apr 12, 2005 |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Original | Apr 12, 2005 |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Original | Apr 12, 2005 |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Original | Apr 12, 2005 |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Apr 13, 2005 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Apr 13, 2005 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Oct 27, 2005 |
Committees 5
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Apr 12, 2005 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Apr 12, 2005 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Apr 22, 2005 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Apr 12, 2005 |
| Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee | Referred Apr 29, 2005 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Apr 12, 2005 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Apr 21, 2005 | |
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 12, 2005 |
| Economic Opportunity Subcommittee | Referred Apr 25, 2005 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 29, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
- Apr 25, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Apr 22, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
- Apr 21, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 12, 2005Introduced in House
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To enhance the benefits and protections for members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who are called or ordered to extended active duty, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- National Guard and Reserve Bill of Rights Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Administrative procedure
- Advice and consent of the Senate
- Afghanistan
- Armed forces abroad
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Armed forces reserves
- Congress
- Congress and military policy
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Day care
- Department of Defense
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Education
- Employee rights
- Executive reorganization
- Families
- Federal officials
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publicity
- Health
- Health insurance continuation
- Insurance premiums
- Iraq
- Iraq compilation
- Law
- Managed care
- Middle East and North Africa
- Military and naval supplies
- Military dependents
- Military medicine
- Military operations
- Military pay
- Military pensions
- Military readiness
- National Guard
- Presidential appointments
- Promotions
- Rating of employees
- South Asia
- Veterans' benefits
- Veterans' education
- Veterans' employment
- Wages
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 12, 2005Introduced in House
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