National Guard and Reserve Retirement Modernization Act
Latest action · Feb 15, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 15, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Guard and Reserve Retirement Modernization Act - Amends federal law concerning receipt of retired pay for non-regular service to provide that, in the case of a member of the Ready Reserve who serves on active duty after September 11, 2001, in support of a contingency operation or in response to a national emergency, retirement eligibility age shall be reduced below 60 by three months for each aggregate of 90 days during which the member so performs in any fiscal year after such date. Prohibits such retirement eligibility date from being reduced below age 50. Continues age 60 as the minimum eligibility age for DOD-authorized health care for such retirees.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 29, 2007 to Jul 28, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MN | Norm Coleman | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Apr 25, 2007 | |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Apr 26, 2007 | |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | May 3, 2007 | |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | May 3, 2007 | |
| D-AR | Mark L. Pryor | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-MO | Claire McCaskill | May 9, 2007 | |
| R-SD | John Thune | May 22, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Jun 12, 2007 | |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Jun 12, 2007 | |
| R-OK | Tom Coburn | Jun 25, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Jun 29, 2007 | |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Sep 10, 2007 | |
| R-AL | Jeff Sessions | Sep 17, 2007 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Apr 17, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Jul 23, 2008 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Jul 28, 2008 | |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Jul 28, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Armed Services Committee | Referred Feb 15, 2007 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 15, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Feb 15, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 110-201 | DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008265 pages | Armed Services Committee | Mar 28, 2007–Apr 18, 2007 |
| S. Hrg. 110-201 | DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 20081,150 pages | Armed Services Committee | Feb 6, 2007–May 17, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1428 | National Guard and Reserve Retirement Modernization Act | Identical bill | Apr 3, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the eligibility age for receipt of non-regular military service retired pay for members of the Ready Reserve in active federal status or on active duty for significant periods.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- National Guard and Reserve Retirement Modernization Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 15, 2007Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
