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H.R. 5525: Reservists Pay Security Act of 2006

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H.R. 5525: Reservists Pay Security Act of 2006

109th Congress · introduced 2006-06-06 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2006-06-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

Reservists Pay Security Act of 2006

Plain summary

Reservists Pay Security Act of 2006 - Entitles Federal employees who are absent from their positions while on active duty in the uniformed services or the National Guard to receive the amount of their basic pay which, when taken together with their military pay and allowances, is no less than the amount of pay that they would have earned if there had been no interruption in their civilian employment. Expands the reemployment rights of Federal employees on active duty in the uniformed services.

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Official text

Reservists Pay Security Act of 2006

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12] · 7 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5525, Reservists Pay Security Act of 2006 (2006-07-10); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5525, Reservists Pay Security Act of 2006 (2006-07-10)

Cosponsors on this site

James P. McGovern (D-MA), Sam Graves (R-MO)

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Words on this page, explained (1)
Securities
Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong109-hr5525 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109