National Guard Housing Equity Act

Bill: 117-hr-1938
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-03-16
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

National Guard and reserves
Latest action: action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-03-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>National Guard Housing Equity Act</strong></p> <p>This bill provides for an equal housing allowance for members of a reserve component who perform active service for more than 30 consecutive days under multiple calls or orders that are for 30 days or less. Specifically, such members must be paid the same basic housing allowance as members of a reserve component who are called or ordered to active service for a period of more than 30 days.<br> </p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1938 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 16, 2021 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 37, United States Code, to ensure that a member of a reserve component of a uniformed service, who performs active service for more than 30 consecutive days under multiple calls or orders to active service that specify periods of 30 days or less, is paid the same basic allowance for housing as a similarly situated member of a reserve component called or ordered to active service for a period of more than 30 days.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Guard Housing Equity Act . 2. Parity in basic allowance for housing for members of the reserve components who serve for more than 30 consecutive days under multiple calls or orders to active service Section 403(g)(5) of title 37, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting (A) before The Secretary ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), a member of a reserve component, who performs active service for more than 30 consecutive days under multiple calls or orders to active service that specify periods of 30 days or less, shall be paid the same basic allowance for housing as a similarly situated member of a reserve component who is called or ordered to active service for a period of more than 30 days. .