CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Brad Finstad (R-MN)

National Guard Relief Act

H.R. 8848 · House bill Armed Forces and National Security

A Republican bill with 3 Democratic cosponsors · See all 4 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, known as the "National Guard Relief Act," aims to amend title 10 of the United States Code. It seeks to include the National Guard Relief Foundation within the definition of a "military welfare society." This change would apply to certain laws administered by the Secretaries of the military departments. Specifically, the amendment targets sections 1033(b)(2) and 2566(b)(1).

Yes

  • Scored +3

    Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?

    The inclusion of the National Guard Relief Foundation as a military welfare society facilitates support for National Guard members and their families.

  • Scored +3

    Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?

    The bill expands the definition of military welfare societies to include the National Guard Relief Foundation, which supports service members.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.