Bill Sponsor
House Bill 1384
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 7, 2017
Overview
Text
Introduced
Mar 7, 2017
Latest Action
Apr 5, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1384
Congress
115
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
Primary focus of measure is military operations and spending, facilities, procurement and weapons, personnel, intelligence; strategic materials; war and emergency powers; veterans’ issues. Measures concerning alliances and collective security, arms sales and military assistance, or arms control may fall under International Affairs policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Mississippi
Republican
Arkansas
Democrat
California
Democrat
California
Democrat
California
Democrat
Connecticut
Republican
Florida
Republican
Indiana
Democrat
Kentucky
Democrat
Massachusetts
Democrat
Massachusetts
Democrat
Massachusetts
Democrat
Massachusetts
Democrat
Massachusetts
Republican
Michigan
Republican
Minnesota
Republican
Minnesota
Democrat
Minnesota
Democrat
Minnesota
Democrat
Minnesota
Republican
Minnesota
Republican
Mississippi
Republican
Mississippi
Republican
Missouri
Republican
Nebraska
Democrat
New Hampshire
Republican
New Jersey
Republican
New York
Democrat
New York
Republican
North Carolina
Republican
North Dakota
Republican
Oklahoma
Democrat
Pennsylvania
Democrat
Rhode Island
Republican
South Carolina
Democrat
Washington
Democrat
Washington
Democrat
Washington
Republican
West Virginia
Democrat
Wisconsin
Democrat
Wisconsin
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act

This bill makes reserve component members who are deployed to support pre planned operations of a combatant command eligible for: (1) pre-mobilization health care, (2) transitional health care, (3) consideration of active duty service to reduce the age for retired pay, (4) the high-deployment allowance for lengthy or numerous deployments and frequent mobilizations, (5) Post-9/11 educational assistance, and (6) non-reduction in pay while serving in the uniformed services or National Guard.

The bill makes reserve component members who are deployed in response to a major disaster or emergency eligible for Post-9/11 educational assistance.

The bill makes all such reserve component members eligible for extension of the time limitation during deployment with respect to: (1) educational assistance, and (2) training and rehabilitation assistance for veterans with service-connected disabilities.

Text (1)
March 7, 2017
Actions (6)
04/05/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
03/30/2017
Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Discharged.
03/17/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
03/09/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
03/07/2017
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
03/07/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:35:44 PM