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S. 2801: National Guard Promotion Accountability Act

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S. 2801: National Guard Promotion Accountability Act

115th Congress · introduced 2018-05-08 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2018-05-08 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

National Guard Promotion Accountability Act

Plain summary

National Guard Promotion Accountability Act This bill permits the date of promotion of a commmissioned officer of the National Guard to be backdated, after federal recognition is granted, to the date such officer's promotion was published by the state. The bill requires the Departments of the Army and the Air Force to report to Congress on delay in publication of scrolls indicating promotions of commissioned National Guard officers. The Departments of the Army and of the Air Force shall each undertake a comprehensive review of their policies and procedures for the federal recognition promotions of Army or Air Force National Guard commissioned officers.

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Official text

National Guard Promotion Accountability Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] · 6 cosponsors

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Steve Daines (R-MT), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Tina Smith (D-MN), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), John Hoeven (R-ND)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] reported raising $5.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-s2801 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115