# 119-s-4801: Duty Status Reform Act 119-s-4801, Duty Status Reform Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4801 - As of: 2026-10-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-s-4801 - Congress: 119 - Title: Duty Status Reform Act - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2026-06-16 - Sponsor: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS) - Cosponsors: 11 - Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-10-01 ## Summary **Consolidates and modernizes how Reserve and National Guard duty is defined, authorized, and treated across federal law.** It creates a single statutory framework for reserve-component duty and a parallel chapter for National Guard duty to align activations, benefits, and new duty types. ## Cosponsors (11) - Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2026-06-16T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT), 2026-06-16T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2026-06-16T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID), 2026-06-16T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2026-06-16T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID), 2026-06-16T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-06-16T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] (R-AR), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2026-07-28T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - Bankruptcy protection for Guard service: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would let people who served at least 90 days of full‑time National Guard duty get special means‑test bankruptcy treatment. That special rule would apply during the 540 days after release from such a period of duty. - Pay, pension choices, and agreements: mixed, high. If enacted, the bill would let members sign written active‑duty agreements (up to five years) and, if released early without consent, get a one‑time lump sum equal to unexpired years times one month's basic pay, special pay, and allowances (with listed exclusions). It would let members who get earl… - Service continuity, promotions, and release rules: mixed, high. If enacted, breaks of 24 hours or less between two orders would count as continuous service for pay and benefits. During certain active duty under the law, the President could suspend promotion, retirement, or separation rules for essential members, and the Secretary could extend separations or ret… - Legal definitions and statute clean‑up: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would replace many references to "inactive‑duty training" and similar phrases with the new term "reserve component duty" across Titles 10, 14, 37, and 38. It would repeal specified older sections of Title 10 and Title 32 and change the legal definition of "contingency operation… - New National Guard duty rules: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would create clear National Guard duty categories and new limits on short duties. Category III duty periods would have to last at least 2 hours and you could do no more than two such periods in one day. Each National Guard unit would normally meet at least 48 times a year and u… - Ready Reserve training and remote work: mixed, medium. If enacted, most Ready Reserve members would be ordered to at least 14 days of active duty for training each year (travel excluded). The bill would allow approved remote assignments (Category IV) where the Defense Secretary or a Governor may give retirement points or pay for completing pre‑approved… - Who can be called up for duty: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would allow certain Standby Reserve units or members to be ordered to active duty under limited rules and would permit some qualified Retired Reserve members to be ordered to active duty for specific purposes. It would apply the new activation and consent rules to Space Force m… - Default effective date and transition: mixed, low. If enacted, the title would take effect 10 years after enactment by default. The Secretaries of Defense, Homeland Security, and Veterans Affairs could jointly certify an earlier date and Congress could set an earlier date by law. Service before the effective date would be measured under old law and… ## Related bills - 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026 - 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025 - 119-s-1032: Major Richard Star Act - 119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas. - 119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona. - 119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham, a Senator from the State of South Carolina. ## Sources - [119-s-4801 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4801) ## Related - [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066) - [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241) - [119-s-1032: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1032) - [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913) - [119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewel…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-897) - [119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham,…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-801) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4801 (as of 2026-10-01).