H.R. 1824 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the House, sent to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned, Mar 4, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryDisability pay for National Guard members
National Guard members who get physically disabled while serving on state active duty (work for their governor that doesn't come with federal pay) would qualify for disability pay from the Department of Defense and medical care from the VA. The bill covers members disabled this way after September 1996. If the member already gets another federal or state disability benefit, their new pay would be adjusted so they don't get paid twice for the same disability.
How it affects you
This directly affects National Guard members who became physically disabled while on state active duty and weren't previously eligible for federal disability benefits. They would now receive disability pay and have access to VA hospital care and medical services to treat their disability and related conditions.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Mar 4, 2025)
Supporting Disabled National Guardsmen Act
This bill provides disability pay and medical care for members of the National Guard who were physically disabled as a result of state active duty. State active duty includes training or other duty in service to the governor of a state for which the member is not entitled to federal pay, but excludes required drills and field exercises.
The bill expands eligibility for Department of Defense retired pay to such members who are physically disabled as a result of state active duty after September 23, 1996. Such pay must be reduced if it is determined to duplicate any other federal or state benefit to such members based on disability.
The bill also makes such members eligible for hospital care and medical services from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to treat the disability and any illness or condition arising from the disability. The VA may provide reimbursement for hospital care or medical services provided to such members only after a member or the provider of care has exhausted (without success) all claims and remedies reasonably available against a third party.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 1824
A BILL
Supporting Disabled National Guardsmen Act
Sponsor: Rep. Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK-5) · Introduced Mar 4, 2025 · Armed Forces and National Security · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Mar 27, 2025: “Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.”
Sections
Sections · 3
- Sec. 1Short titleNo change
- Sec. 2Eligibility of a member of the National Guard for retirement from the Armed Forces based on disability incurred while performing State active dutyNo change
- Sec. 3Eligibility of a member of the National Guard who incurs a disability while performing State active duty for health care furnished by the Secretary of Veterans AffairsNo change