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HR 3311 104th Congress House

To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that civilian employees of the National Guard may not be required to wear military uniforms while performing civilian service.

Introduced: September 17, 1996 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Civil-military relationsFederal employeesGovernment Operations and PoliticsNational Guard
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 29, 1996
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD.
May 8, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
May 8, 1996
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
May 1, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.
Apr 24, 1996
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on National Security, 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.
Apr 24, 1996
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 29, 1996

Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends Federal civil service law to declare that civilian employees of the National Guard may not be required to wear military uniforms while performing civilian service.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Independent 1
FROST, MARTIN
· Sep 17, 1996
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Aug 2, 1996
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3311: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that civilian employees of the National Guard may not be required to wear military uniforms while performing civilian service.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3311/
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"H.R. 3311: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that civilian employees of the National Guard may not be required to wear military uniforms while performing civilian service.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3311/.
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H.R. 3311, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3311/.
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[H.R. 3311: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that civilian employees of the National Guard may not be required to wear military uniforms while performing civilian service.](https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3311/)
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