National Guard for National Service Act
Sponsored By: Senator Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO]
Introduced
Summary
A pilot program pairing the National Guard with national service programs would be created to protect critical infrastructure, boost cybersecurity, and build career pathways for Guard and Reserve members. The Chief of the National Guard Bureau and the CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service would set up and run the pilot under national service laws.
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- Local and Tribal communities and operators of transportation, energy, communications, and water systems would get Guard-supported activities to proactively protect essential systems and assets and to expand community resilience to major disasters.
- K-12 schools, institutions of higher education, nonprofits, and local and Tribal governments would receive cybersecurity training and deployment support to strengthen security protocols and resilience.
- Part-time National Guard and Reserve members would be connected to employment and training pipelines through programs under the national service laws to address economic insecurity and support workforce stability.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
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Pilot National Guard service program
If enacted, the bill would start a pilot run by the National Guard Bureau and the Corporation for National and Community Service. The pilot would fund programs to protect critical infrastructure like transportation, energy, communications, and water. It would provide cybersecurity training to help Tribal and local governments, K–12 schools, colleges, and nonprofits. It would expand disaster preparedness and community resilience for major disasters and build an employment and training pipeline linking part-time National Guard and Reserve members with national service programs and careers. The pilot would target National Guard members and national service participants and would begin upon enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO]
CO • D
Cosponsors
Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
LA • R
Sponsored 7/30/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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