H.R. 6976: Duty Status Reform Act

119th Congress · introduced 2026-01-08 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

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Duty Status Reform Act

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Duty Status Reform Act

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr6976.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

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Sponsor: Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] · 44 cosponsors

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Jack Bergman (R-MI), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Sam Graves (R-MO), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Pat Harrigan (R-NC), Eric Sorensen (D-IL), Don Bacon (R-NE), Matt Van Epps (R-TN), John J. McGuire III (R-VA), August Pfluger (R-TX), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Austin Scott (R-GA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Harold Rogers (R-KY), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA), Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Gabe Vasquez (D-NM), Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), Gabe Evans (R-CO), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Troy A. Carter (D-LA), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Michael Guest (R-MS), Jason Crow (D-CO), Wesley Bell (D-MO), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Donald G. Davis (D-NC), Julia Brownley (D-CA), John W. Rose (R-TN), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Brian J. Mast (R-FL), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Thomas H. Kean, Jr. (R-NJ)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] reported raising $853,124 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr6976.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr6976 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills