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US HB6976
Bill
Status
1/8/2026
Primary Sponsor
Gil Cisneros
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AI Summary
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Reforms and consolidates duty status categories for Reserve and National Guard members, reducing the current 32 duty statuses to a simplified framework
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Standardizes pay, benefits, and legal protections across different types of reserve component duty to eliminate inconsistencies
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Ensures reserve component members receive equivalent healthcare coverage, retirement credit, and legal protections regardless of the specific duty status under which they are activated
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Addresses administrative burdens faced by reservists and their employers by creating clearer, more predictable duty classifications
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Aims to improve recruitment, retention, and readiness of reserve forces by removing barriers caused by the complex patchwork of existing duty status rules
Legislative Description
Duty Status Reform Act
Armed forces and national security
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Oversight and Government Reform, Agriculture, Small Business, Financial Services, the Judiciary, Education and Workforce, Veterans' Affairs, Ways and Means, Homeland Security, and House Administration, 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.
1/8/2026