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HR 948 109th Congress House

To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that members of the National Guard who served in the counties declared Federal disasters areas in response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist…

Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that members of the National Guard who served in the counties declared Federal disasters areas in response to… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that members of the National Guard who served in the counties declared Federal disasters areas in response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, and who served under State duty so that they could immediately assist in the response to the terrorist attacks should have that service counted as Federal active duty for purposes of military retirement credit.

Introduced: February 17, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Mar 17, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Feb 17, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 17, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E267-268)
Feb 17, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 17, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes members of the National Guard who, immediately after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, served in counties declared Federal disaster areas as the result of those attacks to count such service as Federal active duty for purposes of military retirement credit.

Makes this Act retroactively effective to benefit those members of the National Guard who became entitled to retired pay between September 11, 2001, and the date of enactment.

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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 17, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 948: To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that members of the National Guard who served in the counties declared Federal disasters areas in response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, and who served under State duty so that they could immediately assist in the response to the terrorist attacks should have that service counted as Federal active duty for purposes of military retirement credit.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-948/
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"H.R. 948: To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that members of the National Guard who served in the counties declared Federal disasters areas in response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, and who served under State duty so that they could immediately assist in the response to the terrorist attacks should have that service counted as Federal active duty for purposes of military retirement credit.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-948/.
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H.R. 948, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-948/.
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[H.R. 948: To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that members of the National Guard who served in the counties declared Federal disasters areas in response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, and who served under State duty so that they could immediately assist in the response to the terrorist attacks should have that service counted as Federal active duty for purposes of military retirement credit.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-948/)
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