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A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide that activities relating to the training and readiness of the reserve components of the Armed Forces during a lapse in appropriations shall…

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A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide that activities relating to the training and readiness of the reserve components of the Armed Forces during a lapse in appropriations shall constitute voluntary services that may be accepted by the United States.

Introduced: February 7, 2018 Introduced by: Hoeven, John Republican · North Dakota See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 7, 2018
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This bill treats activities relating to the training and readiness of the reserve components of the Armed Forces (including the National Guard and the Reserves) during a lapse in appropriations as constituting voluntary services that may be accepted by the United States.


What's happening now February 7, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Mar 15, 2018
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Feb 28, 2018
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Feb 13, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2398: A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide that activities relating to the training and readiness of the reserve components of the Armed Forces during a lapse in appropriations shall constitute voluntary services that may be accepted by the United States.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2398/
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"S. 2398: A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide that activities relating to the training and readiness of the reserve components of the Armed Forces during a lapse in appropriations shall constitute voluntary services that may be accepted by the United States.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2398/.
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S. 2398, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2398/.
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