legislative priority · 2026
Simplify National Guard and Reserve duty classifications
Jack Bergman helped lead the bipartisan Duty Status Reform Act in 2026. The proposed law would simplify the nearly 30 duty statuses affecting National Guard and Reserve servicemembers, with the stated aims of making pay and benefits more consistent, reducing administrative confusion, and making it easier for commanders to mobilize forces.
Context: The proposal concerns duty-status classifications for National Guard and Reserve servicemembers.
In their own words
The legislation would streamline those classifications, improve consistency in pay and benefits, reduce administrative confusion
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Retrieved: 11/10/2026