3.0.0 2484 2018-11-21T20:19:45Z 2018-11-21T20:19:45Z House H HR 2005-05-19 109 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2005-05-19T12:50:10Z hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2005-05-19T12:50:05Z 2005-05-25 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4022-4023) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-05-19 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2005-05-19 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2005-05-19 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2005-05-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-05-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B000575 Rep. Blunt, Roy [R-MO-7] ROY BLUNT R MO 7 N K000360 Rep. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL-10] MARK KIRK R IL STEVEN 10 2005-05-19 True S001152 Rep. Simmons, Rob [R-CT-2] ROB SIMMONS R CT 2 2005-05-19 True H001029 Rep. Hayes, Robin [R-NC-8] ROBIN HAYES R NC 8 2005-05-19 True C001046 Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7] ERIC CANTOR R VA 7 2005-05-19 True G000549 Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6] Jim Gerlach R PA 6 2005-05-19 True G000546 Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] SAM GRAVES R MO 6 2005-05-19 True L000560 Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] RICK LARSEN D WA 2 2005-05-19 True M001144 Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] Jeff Miller R FL 1 2005-05-19 True B000755 Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] KEVIN BRADY R TX 8 2005-05-19 True S001160 Rep. Sodrel, Michael E. [R-IN-9] Michael Sodrel R IN E. 9 2005-05-19 True R000578 Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8] David Reichert R WA G. 8 2005-05-19 True B001240 Rep. Beauprez, Bob [R-CO-7] Bob Beauprez R CO 7 2005-05-23 False F000449 Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] Jeff Fortenberry R NE 1 2005-05-23 False D000604 Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15] Charles Dent R PA W. 15 2005-05-23 False R000435 Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN R FL 18 2005-05-23 False G000377 Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12] KAY GRANGER R TX 12 2005-05-23 False R000574 Rep. Renzi, Rick [R-AZ-1] Rick Renzi R AZ 1 2005-05-23 False N000181 Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-21] Devin Nunes R CA 21 2005-07-12 False Armed Forces and National Security Armed forces reserves Business records Cemeteries and funerals Commerce Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Defense contracts Defense industries Defense procurement Disabled Employment of the disabled Families Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Iraq compilation Labor and Employment Labor statistics Married people Military aircraft Military dependents Military pay Military transportation National Guard Recruiting and enlistment Self-employed Small business Subcontractors Transportation and Public Works Veterans' benefits Veterans' employment Vietnam veterans Virginia Armed Forces and National Security 00 2005-05-19 Introduced in House 2005-08-04T18:15:53Z Americans in Uniform Act of 2005 - Requires the Department of Defense (DOD), in awarding any contract for the procurement of goods and services, to use as an evaluation factor whether entities intend to carry out the contract using employees or individual subcontractors who are members of the Selected Reserve. Requires entities claiming the intention to use such employees or subcontractors to document to DOD the number that the entity will employ, or contract with, for the contract in question. Authorizes the Secretary of the military department concerned to waive such requirement for national security purposes.

Increases by specified amounts the following special pays and allowances for reserve personnel: (1) hardship duty pay; (2) reenlistment bonuses; and (3) the family separation allowance.

Makes eligible for burial in Arlington National Cemetery: (1) a member or former member of the reserves who was under age 60 at the time of death and who, but for such age, would have been eligible for military retired pay; and (2) his or her dependents.

Makes eligible for space-available travel on DOD aircraft: (1) a member or former member of the reserves under 60 years of age who, but for such age, would be eligible for military retired pay; and (2) his or her spouse.

Requires a report from the Comptroller General to Congress on difficulties faced by members of the National Guard and reserves with respect to employment as a result of being ordered to full-time National Guard duty or active-duty service, respectively.

]]> Americans in Uniform Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Americans in Uniform Act of 2005 Display Title Americans in Uniform Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced To improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserve to recognize their service to the United States and to encourage the recruitment and retention of National Guard and Reserve personnel, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2005-05-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr2484ih/xml/BILLS-109hr2484ih.xml 2005-05-25 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4022-4023) 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.