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H.R. 6438: National Guard Technician Recruitment and Retention Act of 2008

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H.R. 6438: National Guard Technician Recruitment and Retention Act of 2008

110th Congress · introduced 2008-07-08 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2008-07-08 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

National Guard Technician Recruitment and Retention Act of 2008

Plain summary

National Guard Technician Recruitment and Retention Act of 2008 - Provides that if an individual is first employed by the National Guard as a military technician (dual status) while already a member of a reserve component, the Secretary of the military department concerned may not require the individual to repay any enlistment, reenlistment, or affiliation bonus connected with the individual's enlistment or reenlistment before such employment. Prohibits such individual from being precluded from receiving any such bonus or denied the opportunity to participate in any Department of Defense (DOD) educational loan repayment program as an additional incentive to accept and maintain reserve membership. Repeals the prohibition against overtime pay for such technicians.

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Official text

National Guard Technician Recruitment and Retention Act of 2008

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] · 30 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Cosponsors on this site

James P. McGovern (D-MA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Peter Welch (D-VT), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] reported raising $966,514 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr6438 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110