3.0.0 3503 2023-01-15T08:33:25Z 2023-01-15T08:33:25Z House H HR 2003-11-17 108 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2003-11-18T19:19:26Z Referred to 2003-11-17T17:24:05Z 2003-11-18 hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. Committee 2003-11-17 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2003-11-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2003-11-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 15 N F000392 Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24] MARTIN FROST D TX 24 2003-12-08 False M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-6] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 6 2004-02-10 False O000159 Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] MAJOR OWENS D NY R. 11 2004-02-10 False Emergency Management Americans in foreign countries Department of Homeland Security Disaster relief Electronic mail systems Employee rights Executive orders Executive reorganization Federal employees Government Operations and Politics Government employees' health insurance Government paperwork Government travel Health Identification devices International Affairs Labor and Employment Postal service Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Social security numbers Telephone Transportation and Public Works Travel costs Volunteer workers Wages Emergency Management 00 2003-11-17 Introduced in House 2004-02-02T21:32:53Z Civilian Volunteer Service Reserve Act - Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish the Civilian Volunteer Service Reserve to respond to domestic or international emergencies or other circumstances determined by the President.

Permits a U.S. citizen or legal resident over the age of 18 to enroll for a five-year commitment in the Reserve during which he or she shall be expected to serve in a full-time active duty status for 6 months.

Authorizes the President to issue a voluntary call of action as an executive order to mobilize members of the Civilian Reserve to active duty status in times of emergency. Allows members of the Civilian Reserve to accept or decline a call to action except under extreme circumstances that require mandatory mobilization.

Prescribes benefits and reemployment protection for members serving in full-time active duty status.

]]> Civilian Volunteer Service Reserve Act Display Title Civilian Volunteer Service Reserve Act Official Title as Introduced To establish a national Civilian Volunteer Service Reserve program, a national volunteer service corps ready for service in response to domestic or international emergencies. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Civilian Volunteer Service Reserve Act Introduced in House 2003-11-17T05:00:00Z 2003-11-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.