Introduce and support legislation to ensure National Guard members receive federal benefits.

Senators Marsha Blackburn and Van Epps introduced legislation to ensure National Guard members receive federal benefits.

Blackburn commits to introduce and support legislation aimed at ensuring that National Guard members qualify for and receive federal benefits.

Blackburn, Van Epps Introduce Legislation to Ensure National Guard Members Receive Federal Benefits
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Senator Blackburn introduced the Guard Equal Benefits for Federal Missions Act to ensure National Guard members receive active-duty benefits for their service in federally directed public safety missions.

Blackburn introduced legislation to ensure National Guard members receive active-duty federal benefits for federally directed public safety service.

Blackburn, Van Epps Introduce Legislation to Ensure National Guard Members Receive Federal Benefits
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Last Action Date Listed April 14, 2026. Action: "Mrs. Blackburn introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services." Full title: "To ensure National Guard members performing full-time National Guard duty in support of Federal law enforcement operations receive benefits equivalent to those provided for service during a national emergency."

Blackburn introduced the Guard Equal Benefits for Federal Missions Act and secured referral to the Senate Armed Services Committee, which is concrete legislative action toward the promise.

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S. 4285 (IS) - Guard Equal Benefits for Federal Missions Act
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The release says Blackburn and Rep. Matt Van Epps introduced the Guard Equal Benefits for Federal Missions Act "to ensure that National Guard members patrolling U.S. cities receive active-duty benefits for their service" and that the bill would ensure future deployments under 32 U.S.C. § 502(f) supporting federally directed public safety operations are treated as qualifying service for federal benefits.

Her office publicly promoted the same bill and framed it as a permanent fix for National Guard benefit eligibility on federally directed public-safety missions.

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Blackburn, Van Epps Introduce Legislation to Ensure National Guard Members Receive Federal Benefits
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GovInfo lists S. 4285 in the 119th Congress, introduced in the Senate on April 14, 2026. The action states that Mrs. Blackburn introduced the bill and it was referred to the Committee on Armed Services. The full title says the bill is to ensure National Guard members performing full-time National Guard duty in support of federal law enforcement operations receive equivalent benefits.

Official bill metadata shows Marsha Blackburn introduced the Guard Equal Benefits for Federal Missions Act, a bill aimed at ensuring qualifying National Guard members receive federal benefits.

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S. 4285 (IS) - Guard Equal Benefits for Federal Missions Act
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Blackburn's Senate office announced that Senator Marsha Blackburn and Representative Matt Van Epps introduced the Guard Equal Benefits for Federal Missions Act. The release says the bill would ensure future National Guard deployments under 32 U.S.C. 502(f) for federally directed public safety operations are treated as qualifying service for federal benefits.

Blackburn's office publicly supported and described the bill as codifying federal benefit eligibility for National Guard members on federally directed public-safety missions.

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Blackburn, Van Epps Introduce Legislation to Ensure National Guard Members Receive Federal Benefits
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