Support and work to pass legislation prohibiting cuts to deployment-related benefits based on false contingency-operation redesignations and retroactively restoring covered benefits for personnel supporting Iran-related operations since February 28, 2026.

Ban Cutting Hard-Earned Benefits for Troops and Civilian Personnel by prohibiting the modification of eligibility for deployment-related personnel benefits on the basis of falsely redesignating a contingency operation; and Restore Benefits to Personnel Supporting Iran War by retroactively restoring all covered benefits entitled to members of the Armed Services and civilian employees who have supported Iran-related operations since February 28, 2026.

Duckworth supports passing legislation to prevent benefit eligibility cuts caused by false contingency-operation redesignations and to retroactively restore covered benefits for personnel supporting Iran-related operations since February 28, 2026.

Following New Reports of Pentagon Covering Up More Troop Casualties in Iran War, Duckworth and Ryan Call on Congress to Pass Their Bill to Ban Pentagon from Manipulating Casualty Records | U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth of Illinois
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Bill S.5300 ... Last Action 08.06.2026

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The Senate Armed Services Committee listing still shows S.5300 with its last action on August 6, 2026, indicating no enacted delivery found in the lookback window; the effort remains pending in committee.

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U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services
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shall restore all covered benefits to members of the Armed Services and civilian personnel who supported covered military operations since February 28, 2026

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): S.5300 contains the promised retroactive benefits-restoration mechanism for personnel supporting Iran-related operations, but the bill text is introduced legislation rather than enacted law.

unresolved same_term A for effort

S. 5300 Introduced in Senate - Honoring the Sacrifice of Troops in War Act of 2026 - GovInfo Bill Text
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introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Before the lookback window, House counterpart H.R.10457 was introduced with the benefits-protection and retroactive-restoration provisions sought in Duckworth’s S.5300. This adds a concrete legislative step but does not establish enactment or restored benefits. Searches found no new delivery action during September 22–October 21; the commitment remains unresolved.

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H.R. 10457 — Honoring the Sacrifice of Troops in War Act of 2026 — Introduced House Text
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