H.R. 4045 · 112th Congress · enacted

To modify the Department of Defense Program Guidance relating to the award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence administrative absence days to members of the reserve components to exempt any member whose qualified mobilization commenced before October 1, 2011, and continued on or after that date, from the changes to the program guidance that took effect on that date.

Became Public Law No: 112-120.

Latest official action 2012-05-25 · Enacted

The bill, briefly

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on May 15, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to determine that the changes made to the program guidance relating to the award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence administrative absence days or other authorized benefits described herein to members and former members of the reserves under a specified Department of Defense (DOD) instruction shall not apply to current or former reservists whose qualified mobilization commenced before October 1, 2011, and continued until the termination of the mobilization. Includes within such authorized benefits: (1) the payment of up to $200 per day for each day the individual would have qualified for a day of administrative absence had the above changes not applied to the individual, in the case of a former member of the Armed Forces; (2) either one day of administrative absence or up to $200 per day as described above, in the case of a member on active duty at the time of the provision of benefits; and (3) either one day of administrative absence to be retained for future use or up to $200 per day as described above, in the case of a member serving in the Selected Reserve, Inactive National Guard, or Individual Ready Reserve at the time of the provision of benefits. Excludes such additional benefits for former m…

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Congressional Research Service · 2012-05-25

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Politicians behind the bill

Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.

Cosponsor

Betty McCollum

House · MN District 4 · Democratic

$500,300PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Michael R. Turner

House · OH District 10 · Republican

$468,994PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Michael K. Simpson

House · ID District 2 · Republican

$655,494PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Tom Cole

House · OK District 4 · Republican

$1,647,752PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Robert J. Wittman

House · VA District 1 · Republican

$1,246,600PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Joe Wilson

House · SC District 2 · Republican

$274,994PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Robert E. Latta

House · OH District 5 · Republican

$863,620PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Tim Walberg

House · MI District 5 · Republican

$841,142PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Mazie K. Hirono

Senate · HI · Democratic

$44,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Chellie Pingree

House · ME District 1 · Democratic

$265,550PAC receipts · 2025–2026

46 of 46 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.

PAC donors to the listed sponsors

These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.

THE BOEING COMPANY PAC$62,000

Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000

Michael R. Turner · Cosponsor · $5,000

Michael K. Simpson · Cosponsor · $8,000

Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000

Robert J. Wittman · Cosponsor · $10,000

Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $6,000

Robert E. Latta · Cosponsor · $3,000

Tim Walberg · Cosponsor · $7,000

Chellie Pingree · Cosponsor · $3,000

The bill, briefly

Who reported lobbying on this bill?

Politicians behind the bill

Betty McCollum

Michael R. Turner

Michael K. Simpson

Tom Cole

Robert J. Wittman

Joe Wilson

Robert E. Latta

Tim Walberg

Mazie K. Hirono

Chellie Pingree

PAC donors to the listed sponsors

What happened after enactment?