# 116-hr-8091: UNITED Act

116-hr-8091, UNITED Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] (D-IL); status Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8091
- Congress: 116
- Title: UNITED Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- Introduced: 2020-08-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 24
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Uniform National Guard Implementation To End this Disaster Act or the UNITED Act This bill requires the federal government to pay states for 100% of the cost of National Guard duty in connection with the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. The requirement applies retroactively. Presidential memoranda issued on August 3, 2020, required most states to pay 25% of the cost for such duty beginning on August 21, 2020, but maintained a 100% federal cost share for Texas and Florida.

## Cosponsors (24)

- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2020-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2020-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2020-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2020-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2020-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2020-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2020-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11] (D-NY), 2020-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2020-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2020-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2020-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2020-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2020-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2020-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2020-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2020-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2020-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2020-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2020-08-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act
- 116-hr-865: Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2019
- 116-hr-737: Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2019

## Sources
- [116-hr-8091 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8091)

## Related
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- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
- [116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1980)
- [116-hr-865: Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-865)
- [116-hr-737: Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-737)
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