Duty Status Reform Act

This bill rewrites the federal law on how members of the military reserves, including the National Guard and Coast Guard Reserve, can be ordered to duty. It groups the many existing duty authorities into four categories: two types of active duty, part-time reserve component duty, and remote assignments that members can complete on their own schedule. It replaces existing laws, including the Insurrection Act, with new provisions that list when the President may call the militia and National Guard into federal service, and states this is not meant to expand or limit those powers. It also sets limits on how many reservists can be called up without consent and for how long, and sets rules on pay, release from duty, and training requirements.

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Sponsors

• Jerry Moran Republican sponsor
• 11 cosponsors