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S 491 112th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security National Guard and reserves Veterans' pensions and compensation

Honor America's Guard-Reserve Retirees Act of 2011

Introduced: March 4, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 8, 2011
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-116.
Mar 4, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 4, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Honor America's Guard-Reserve Retirees Act of 2011 - Honors as a veteran any person entitled to retired pay for nonregular (reserve) service or, but for age, would be so entitled.

Provides that such person shall not be entitled to any benefit by reason of such recognition.

What's happening now June 8, 2011

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-116.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 5 Republican 4
D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Mar 1, 2012
 D
Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Dec 1, 2011
 R
Thune, John
South Dakota · Jun 13, 2011
 D
Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · May 25, 2011
 D
Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · May 23, 2011
 R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Apr 12, 2011
 R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Apr 6, 2011
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Apr 4, 2011
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Mar 17, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 491: Honor America's Guard-Reserve Retirees Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-491/
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"S. 491: Honor America's Guard-Reserve Retirees Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-491/.
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S. 491, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-491/.
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