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H.R. 4863: National Guard and Reserve Equal Access to Legal Services Act

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H.R. 4863: National Guard and Reserve Equal Access to Legal Services Act

113th Congress · introduced 2014-06-12 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2014-06-12 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-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 and Reserve Equal Access to Legal Services Act

Plain summary

National Guard and Reserve Equal Access to Legal Services Act - Expands eligibility for legal assistance provided by the Armed Forces special victims' counsel for eligible members and dependents who are victims of sex-related offenses to include a member of a reserve component who is a victim of an alleged sex-offense committed by a member of the Armed Forces during: (1) a period in which the individual served on active duty, full-time National Guard duty, or inactive-duty training; or (2) any period, regardless of the duty status of the individual, if the circumstances of the alleged sex-related offense have a nexus to the military service of the individual based on the membership in the Armed Forces of either the victim or the member who allegedly committed such offense.

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Official text

National Guard and Reserve Equal Access to Legal Services Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2] · 9 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Michael R. Turner (R-OH), Betty McCollum (D-MN)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr4863 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113