To require the Secretary of Defense to provide to certain members of the National Guard serving on active service in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) the transitional health benefits provided to members of the reserve components separating from active duty.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6967.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CUNNINGHAM, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 97, May 22, 2020, Page H2278):
  Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution, ``The Congress shall have Power To . . . pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States;''; Clause 14, ``To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces;''; and Clause 18, ``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers . .''
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 22, 2020 ↗

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  410 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 6967, 116th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/6967

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  January 13, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 20, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  aac6d4f890e368048f272eacab3bf3e5d25a5261cfa77002901cca9f7b05af58

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of January 13, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

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