HR 3628 United States House · 118th Congress

Supporting Disabled National Guardsmen Act

This bill expands benefits for National Guard members injured during state duty. It allows members to qualify for military retirement pay based on disabilities incurred while performing "State active duty" (e.g., responding to natural disasters under state governor authority), not just federal deployments. It also creates a new VA health care program covering treatment for disabilities from state duty, with limits: VA care is only provided after exhausting other insurance claims and subject to annual funding. These changes directly affect National Guard members injured during state missions, ensuring they can access retirement pay and VA medical care without duplicating existing federal or state disability benefits.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2023
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Introduced May 24, 2023 Last action Jun 20, 2023
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Jun 20, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
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May 24, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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.
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May 24, 2023
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1 primary · 9 co-sponsors

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