US Congress Senate Bill 542 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 10 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-03-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1549-1550)
Pending: Senate Armed Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

National Guard, Reserve, "Gray Area" Retiree, and Surviving Spouses Space-available Travel Equity Act of 2011 - Authorizes space-available travel on military aircraft, on the same basis as active-duty members, for members of the reserves. Authorizes such travel, on the same basis as members entitled to retired pay, for: (1) a member or former member of the reserves who is entitled to retired pay but for attaining the required age (generally, 60); and (2) unremarried widows and widowers of retired members entitled to retired pay or of members who died in the line of duty or as the result of a line-of-duty condition. Authorizes such travel for certain dependents of such members, if accompanying the member.

National Guard, Reserve, "Gray Area" Retiree, and Surviving Spouses Space-available Travel Equity Act of 2011

Sen. Mark Begich [D-AK]	Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC]	Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]	Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]	Sen. Mark Pryor [D-AR]
Sen. Olympia Snowe [R-ME]	Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-03-10	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1549-1550)
2011-03-10	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1549)

HB1003 (Related) 2011-03-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
SB1768 (Related) 2011-10-31 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6923)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/542/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s542/BILLS-112s542is.pdf