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H.R. 1384: Honor America's Guard-Reserve Retirees Act

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H.R. 1384: Honor America's Guard-Reserve Retirees Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-03-16 · 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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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-03-16 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 628 (2015): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR1384 (2015-11-16), Passed. See all
  4. 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.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Honor America's Guard-Reserve Retirees Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) Honor America's Guard-Reserve Retirees Act (Sec. 2) Any person who is entitled to retired pay for nonregular (reserve) service or who, but for age, would be so entitled shall be honored as a veteran. A person shall not be entitled to any benefit by reason of such recognition.

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Official text

Honor America's Guard-Reserve Retirees Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] · 132 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1384, Honor America’s Guard-Reserve Retirees Act (2015-10-13)

Cosponsors on this site

Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Ted Lieu (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Peter Welch (D-VT), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT), Tom Cole (R-OK), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), John B. Larson (D-CT), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Joe Wilson (R-SC) and 72 more.

Recorded votes

Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr1384 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114