S. 38 · 117th Congress
A bill to specify the Federal share of the costs of certain duty of the National Guard in connection with the Coronavirus Disease 2019.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Patrick Leahy
- Introduced
- 2021-01-25
- Latest action
- 2021-01-25 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
This bill requires the federal government to pay states for 100% of the cost of National Guard duty for a mission assignment validated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency pursuant to certain declarations related to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. The bill applies to declarations, with respect to COVID-19, of major disasters, emergencies, national emergencies, and public health emergencies.