H.R. 1879: National Guard Employment Protection Act of 2010
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H.R. 1879: National Guard Employment Protection Act of 2010
111th Congress · introduced 2009-04-02 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2009-04-02 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 184 (2010): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR1879 (2010-03-24), Passed. See all
- Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
National Guard Employment Protection Act of 2010
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on March 22, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.) National Guard Employment Protection Act of 2010 - Provides employment and reemployment rights, beyond the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) five-year limit, for individuals ordered to full-time National Guard duty when the period of duty is expressly designated in writing by the Secretary of Defense (DOD).
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Official text
National Guard Employment Protection Act of 2010
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] · 20 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1879, National Guard Employment Protection Act of 2010 (2010-03-16); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1879, National Guard Employment Protection Act of 2010 (2010-03-16)
Cosponsors on this site
John Boozman (R-AR), Peter Welch (D-VT), Joe Courtney (D-CT)
Recorded votes
- House roll call 184 (2010): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR1879 (2010-03-24): Passed
Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr1879.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>
Record fed-us-cong111-hr1879 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111