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HR 5791 110th Congress House

National Guard and Reserve Readiness Act of 2008

Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to clarify the effective date of active duty of members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces receiving an alert… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to clarify the effective date of active duty of members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces receiving an alert order anticipating a call or order to active duty in support of a contingency operation for purposes of entitlement to medical and dental care as members of the Armed Forces on active duty.

Introduced: April 22, 2008 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Armed forces reservesHealthMilitary medicineMilitary operationsNational Guard
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Apr 25, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Apr 15, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Apr 15, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 25, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Guard and Reserve Readiness Act of 2008 - Revises the effective date for being considered on active duty, for purposes of entitlement to active-duty medical and dental care, for members of the reserves receiving an alert order anticipating a call or order to active duty in support of a contingency operation.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2854 Related bill National Guard and Reserve Medical Readiness Act of 2008
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 3, 2008
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · May 22, 2008
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Apr 30, 2008
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 22, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5791: National Guard and Reserve Readiness Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5791/
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"H.R. 5791: National Guard and Reserve Readiness Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5791/.
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