# 119-hr-6745: Transitioning Reservists to Active or Inactive National Service for Enhanced Readiness (TRANSFER) Act

119-hr-6745, Transitioning Reservists to Active or Inactive National Service for Enhanced Readiness (TRANSFER) Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2] (D-NH); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6745
- Congress: 119
- Title: Transitioning Reservists to Active or Inactive National Service for Enhanced Readiness (TRANSFER) Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2] (D-NH)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Would allow transfers between active and inactive status for Army and Air Force National Guard officers** so federally recognized units can fill vacancies and shift personnel to meet readiness needs. - Officers: Guard officers could move from active to inactive status or from inactive to active status to fill specified vacancies. Rules on who qualifies and how transfers work would be written by the relevant service secretary. - Units and commanders: Federally recognized Army and Air Force National Guard units would gain greater flexibility to reassign officers to address staffing gaps and readiness shortfalls. - Service leadership: The Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Air Force would prescribe regulations that set procedures, eligibility criteria, vacancy definitions, and other implementation details for these transfers.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Rules to Move National Guard Officers: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would let the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Air Force write rules to move National Guard officers between active and inactive status. Transfers would be allowed only when an officer fills a vacancy in a federally recognized Army or Air National Guard unit. The…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-6745 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6745)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6745 (as of 2026-04-21).