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HR 5038 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Employee benefits and pensions Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Military personnel and dependents National Guard and reserves Wages and earnings

Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act of 2018

Introduced: April 18, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Feb 16, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Feb 15, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 15, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act of 2018

This bill makes reserve component members who are deployed to support pre-planned operations of a combatant command eligible for: (1) non-reduction in pay while serving in the uniformed services or National Guard, (2) consideration of active duty service to reduce the age for retired pay; and (3) the high-deployment allowance for lengthy or numerous deployments and frequent mobilizations.

What's happening now February 16, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • HR 1384 Related bill Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act
  • S 667 Related bill Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act
  • S 2416 Related bill National Guard and Reserves Benefits Parity Act
  • HR 5515 Related bill John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
  • S 2987 Related bill John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 35
All 35 Democratic 14 Republican 10
Young, David
· Oct 9, 2018
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jul 23, 2018
Jenkins, Evan
· Jun 15, 2018
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Apr 27, 2018
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Apr 27, 2018
Collins, Chris
· Apr 18, 2018
Rothfus, Keith
· Apr 18, 2018
Byrne, Bradley
· Apr 13, 2018
Cook, Paul
· Apr 13, 2018
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Apr 13, 2018
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Apr 13, 2018
Duffy, Sean
· Apr 9, 2018
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Apr 9, 2018
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Apr 2, 2018
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Mar 26, 2018
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Mar 26, 2018
 R
Kelly, Trent
Mississippi · Mar 26, 2018
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Mar 13, 2018
 R
Banks, Jim
Indiana · Mar 13, 2018
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Mar 13, 2018
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Mar 13, 2018
Harper, Gregg
· Mar 13, 2018
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 13, 2018
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 13, 2018
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Mar 13, 2018
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Mar 13, 2018
Paulsen, Erik
· Mar 13, 2018
Ratcliffe, John
· Mar 13, 2018
 D
Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Mar 13, 2018
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Mar 13, 2018
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Mar 13, 2018
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Mar 13, 2018
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Mar 13, 2018
 R
Womack, Steve
Arkansas · Mar 13, 2018
Walz, Timothy
· Feb 15, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5038: Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5038/
MLA
"H.R. 5038: Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5038/.
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H.R. 5038, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5038/.
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