Bill

HR 1824

Supporting Disabled National Guardsmen Act

119th Congress Introduced by Stephanie Bice and 4 co-sponsors

HR 1824 aims to provide targeted protections and benefits for disabled National Guardsmen, focusing on health-related support.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Bill Summary · HR 1824

A concise overview of the bill, its purpose, planned scope, and current status based on the information available.

Bill number: HR 1824
Title: Supporting Disabled National Guardsmen Act
Purpose (as implied by the title): To provide targeted support for National Guardsmen who are disabled.
Status: Referred to multiple committees with a health-oriented focus; most recently to the Subcommittee on Health.
Introduced: March 4, 2025
Current legislative handling:
- March 4, 2025 – Referred to the Committee on Armed Services and, in addition, to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs (for provisions within each committee’s jurisdiction).
- March 27, 2025 – Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

The bill appears to aim at improving or expanding protections, benefits, services, or support mechanisms for National Guardsmen who are disabled.
The exact mechanisms (e.g., benefits enhancements, health care access, disability processes, or transitional support) are not specified in the information provided.

Specific policy provisions, funding levels, eligibility criteria, implementation timelines, and administrative responsibilities are not included in the available data.
The bill’s referral to the Subcommittee on Health suggests health-related provisions or oversight may be central to its scope, but exact details are not disclosed here.

Primary beneficiaries: National Guardsmen who are disabled.
Other potential beneficiaries could include families of disabled Guardsmen, guardsmen seeking disability-related health care or benefits, and the broader military/veterans’ services community that interacts with the National Guard.
The impact will depend on the bill’s concrete provisions, which are not described in the provided text.

Introduced in the House on March 4, 2025.
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs for consideration of provisions within their jurisdiction.
As of March 27, 2025, referred to the Subcommittee on Health for potential health-related provisions.
Next steps (typical in this process): Subcommittee review and markups, potential full Committee consideration, and, if advanced, floor consideration in the House. Final passage would depend on votes and any revisions.

The description above reflects only information available in the provided bill summary. For a complete understanding, including exact provisions, authorizations, funding details, and implementation timelines, the full text of HR 1824 and accompanying legislative analyses would be needed once released by the sponsoring committees.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.