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HR 6438 110th Congress House

National Guard Technician Recruitment and Retention Act of 2008

Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to lift restrictions on the availability of certain enlistment, reenlistment, and student loan benefits for military tec… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to lift restrictions on the availability of certain enlistment, reenlistment, and student loan benefits for military technicians, when membership in a reserve component is a condition of the military technician's employment and to repeal the prohibition in title 32, United States Code, against overtime pay for National Guard technicians.

Introduced: July 17, 2008 Introduced by: Courtney, Joe Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Collection of accountsDepartment of DefenseEconomics and Public FinanceEducation
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Federal aid to educationFederal employeesFringe benefitsGovernment Operations and PoliticsHigher educationHours of laborMilitary payMilitary technologyNational GuardRecruiting and enlistmentScholarshipsScience, Technology, CommunicationsStudent loan funds
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jul 25, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jul 8, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jul 8, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1399-1400)
Jul 8, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 25, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Guard Technician Recruitment and Retention Act of 2008 - Provides that if an individual is first employed by the National Guard as a military technician (dual status) while already a member of a reserve component, the Secretary of the military department concerned may not require the individual to repay any enlistment, reenlistment, or affiliation bonus connected with the individual's enlistment or reenlistment before such employment. Prohibits such individual from being precluded from receiving any such bonus or denied the opportunity to participate in any Department of Defense (DOD) educational loan repayment program as an additional incentive to accept and maintain reserve membership.

Repeals the prohibition against overtime pay for such technicians.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5 Republican 1
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Sep 23, 2008
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Sep 15, 2008
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Aug 1, 2008
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jul 30, 2008
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jul 30, 2008
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 17, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6438: National Guard Technician Recruitment and Retention Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6438/
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