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S 1798 111th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Dental care National Guard and reserves Veterans' medical care

Automatic Reserve Component Enrollment Act of 2009

Introduced: October 19, 2009 Introduced by: Sanders, Bernard Independent · Vermont See on congress.gov
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Oct 19, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Oct 19, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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Automatic Reserve Component Enrollment Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs to jointly provide for the enrollment of members of the National Guard and reserve being discharged or released from active duty in the health and dental care programs for veterans of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) during their participation in the demobilization and discharge process.

Requires for such members: (1) the protection of privacy and personal information; (2) appropriate assistance in the completion of enrollment activities; and (3) education and outreach about the VA programs, benefits, and services for which they may be eligible.

What's happening now October 19, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Nov 16, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1798: Automatic Reserve Component Enrollment Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1798/
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