A concurrent resolution recognizing 375 years of service of the National Guard and affirming congressional support for a permanent Operational Reserve as a component of the Armed Forces.
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Recognizes: (1) the critical importance of the Operational Reserve as a component of the Armed Forces, particularly as a means of preserving combat power during a time of budget austerity; and (2) the dual-status, state-federal National Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve and of military manpower.
Expresses support for making the Operational Reserve permanent.
Repudiates proposals to return the Reserve Components to a diminished or purely strategic role in national security.
Affirms the growth of the Operational Reserve as circumstances warrant.
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3983-3984)
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Con. Res. 48: A concurrent resolution recognizing 375 years of service of the National Guard and affirming congressional support for a permanent Operational Reserve as a component of the Armed Forces.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SCONRES-48/
"S. Con. Res. 48: A concurrent resolution recognizing 375 years of service of the National Guard and affirming congressional support for a permanent Operational Reserve as a component of the Armed Forces.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SCONRES-48/.
S. Con. Res. 48, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SCONRES-48/.
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