# 116-hr-6967: To require the Secretary of Defense to provide to certain members of the National Guard serving on active service in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) the transitional health benefits provided to members of the reserve components separating from active duty.

116-hr-6967, To require the Secretary of Defense to provide to certain members of the National Guard serving on active service in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) the transitional health benefits provided to members of the reserve components separating from active duty., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cunningham, Joe [D-SC-1] (D-SC); status Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6967
- Congress: 116
- Title: To require the Secretary of Defense to provide to certain members of the National Guard serving on active service in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) the transitional health benefits provided to members of the reserve components separating from active duty.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- Introduced: 2020-05-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Cunningham, Joe [D-SC-1] (D-SC)
- Cosponsors: 19
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill requires the Department of Defense to provide a National Guard member separating from active service after full-time duty in support of the government response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) with the transitional health benefits provided to a separating active-duty reservist.

## Cosponsors (19)

- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8] (R-WI), 2020-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2020-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2020-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] (R-OH), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] (R-MS), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- PETER KING (R-NY), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1] (R-MS), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] (D-VA), 2020-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2020-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] (R-WI), 2020-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2020-10-06T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-6967 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6967)

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