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HR 4424 114th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Military education and training Military personnel and dependents National Guard and reserves Rural conditions and development Transportation costs

Rural Guard Act of 2016

Introduced: February 1, 2016 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 4, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Feb 1, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 1, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rural Guard Act of 2016

This bill authorizes the removal, on a case by case basis, of the $300 cap on travel expense reimbursements to certain members of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve who: (1) live in a rural area in the same state as the inactive duty training location; and (2) are required to travel to the inactive training location using a boat or aircraft due to limited or nonexistent vehicular routes, or from a permanent residence more than 75 miles from that location.

What's happening now March 4, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4909 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
  • S 2943 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 5 Republican 3
R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · May 18, 2016
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Feb 25, 2016
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Feb 25, 2016
Bridenstine, Jim
· Feb 23, 2016
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Feb 23, 2016
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Feb 23, 2016
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Feb 23, 2016
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Feb 1, 2016
 R
Zinke, Ryan K.
Montana · Feb 1, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4424: Rural Guard Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4424/
MLA
"H.R. 4424: Rural Guard Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4424/.
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H.R. 4424, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4424/.
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[H.R. 4424: Rural Guard Act of 2016](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4424/)
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