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HR 6980 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Cardiovascular and respiratory health Emergency medical services and trauma care Infectious and parasitic diseases Intergovernmental relations Military civil functions National Guard and reserves State and local government operations

National Guard COVID–19 Response Stability Act

Introduced: May 22, 2020 See on congress.gov
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May 22, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
May 22, 2020
Introduced in House
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National Guard COVID-19 Response Stability Act

This bill extends the authority of a governor of a state to maintain the National Guard on active duty in connection with the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency through the date that is 30 days after the termination of the emergency.

What's happening now May 22, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3791 Identical bill National Guard COVID–19 Response Stability Act
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 34
All 34 Democratic 27
D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Jul 31, 2020
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · May 27, 2020
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · May 27, 2020
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · May 27, 2020
Perlmutter, Ed
· May 27, 2020
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · May 22, 2020
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · May 22, 2020
Brown, Anthony
· May 22, 2020
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · May 22, 2020
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · May 22, 2020
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · May 22, 2020
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 22, 2020
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · May 22, 2020
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 22, 2020
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · May 22, 2020
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· May 22, 2020
 D
Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · May 22, 2020
Kennedy, Joseph
· May 22, 2020
Maloney, Sean
· May 22, 2020
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 22, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 22, 2020
O'Halleran, Tom
· May 22, 2020
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · May 22, 2020
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · May 22, 2020
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · May 22, 2020
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · May 22, 2020
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · May 22, 2020
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · May 22, 2020
 D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · May 22, 2020
 D
Underwood, Lauren
Illinois · May 22, 2020
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 22, 2020
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · May 22, 2020
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · May 22, 2020
Wexton, Jennifer
· May 22, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6980: National Guard COVID–19 Response Stability Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6980/
MLA
"H.R. 6980: National Guard COVID–19 Response Stability Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6980/.
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H.R. 6980, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6980/.
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[H.R. 6980: National Guard COVID–19 Response Stability Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6980/)
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