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To require the Secretary of Defense to reimburse members of the Armed Forces who participated in the Department of Defense Rest and Recuperation Leave program for travel expenses incurred by or on…

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To require the Secretary of Defense to reimburse members of the Armed Forces who participated in the Department of Defense Rest and Recuperation Leave program for travel expenses incurred by or on behalf of such members before the program was expanded to include domestic travel.

Introduced: February 3, 2004 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jan 27, 2004
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Defense to reimburse members of the armed forces who participated in the Department of Defense Rest and Recuperation Leave program during the period beginning on September 15, 2003, and ending on December 18, 2003, for travel expenses incurred by the member (or family members on behalf of the member) to travel to or from a designated embarkation point before the program was expanded to include a domestic travel component.

What's happening now January 27, 2004

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 6 Republican 1
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 22, 2004
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 24, 2004
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 24, 2004
RODRIGUEZ, CIRO
· Feb 24, 2004
HILL, BARON
· Feb 3, 2004
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Feb 3, 2004
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Feb 3, 2004
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Feb 3, 2004
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jan 27, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3731: To require the Secretary of Defense to reimburse members of the Armed Forces who participated in the Department of Defense Rest and Recuperation Leave program for travel expenses incurred by or on behalf of such members before the program was expanded to include domestic travel.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3731/
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"H.R. 3731: To require the Secretary of Defense to reimburse members of the Armed Forces who participated in the Department of Defense Rest and Recuperation Leave program for travel expenses incurred by or on behalf of such members before the program was expanded to include domestic travel.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3731/.
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H.R. 3731, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3731/.
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[H.R. 3731: To require the Secretary of Defense to reimburse members of the Armed Forces who participated in the Department of Defense Rest and Recuperation Leave program for travel expenses incurred by or on behalf of such members before the program was expanded to include domestic travel.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3731/)
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