Guard and Reserve Enhanced Benefits Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-1543
Sponsor: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3]
Introduced: 2005-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Age
Armed forces reserves
Authorization
Block grants
College costs
Commerce
Day care
Department of Health and Human Services
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Employee health benefits
Employee rights
Families
Family leave
Federal employees
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Government lending
Government paperwork
Health
Health insurance continuation
Higher education
Income tax
Insurance premiums
Interest
Iraq compilation
Labor and Employment
Leave of absence
Married people
Medical economics
Military dependents
Military leave
Military medicine
Military pay
Military pensions
National Guard
Parents
Retired military personnel
Salaries
Scholarships
Self-employed
Small business
Social Welfare
Student loan funds
Students' rights
Tax credits
Taxation
Veterans' benefits
Veterans' education
Wages

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: 
Guard and Reserve Enhanced Benefits Act of 2005 - Provides for benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves who serve extended periods on active duty, including special assistance to them and their families through: (1) family leave, under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993; (2) child care, under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990; (3) educational assistance, under Federal law relating to Montgomery GI Bill benefits; (4) student loan deferments, under the Higher Education Act of 1965; (5) preservation of educational status and tuition, under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act; (6) non-reduction in pay in the case of those who are Federal employees, under Federal civil service law; (7) a tax credit to their employers for the income differential between their wages and their military pay, or a self-employment credit, under the Internal Revenue Code; (8) reduced minimum age for non-regular service retired pay, under Federal law relating to the Armed Services; and (9) health benefits, through expanded eligibility for the TRICARE program and continuation of non-TRICARE plan coverage for dependents, under Federal law relating to the Armed Services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
action_date: 2005-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
action_date: 2005-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
action_date: 2005-04-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2005-04-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Education and the Workforce, Government Reform, Veterans' Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Education and the Workforce, Government Reform, Veterans' Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Education and the Workforce, Government Reform, Veterans' Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Education and the Workforce, Government Reform, Veterans' Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Education and the Workforce, Government Reform, Veterans' Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Education and the Workforce, Government Reform, Veterans' Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Education and the Workforce, Government Reform, Veterans' Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Introduced in House