Washington, June 17 -- Rep. Gil Cisneros issued the following press release:
Today, Senators Jerry Moran and Jacky Rosen introduced the Senate companion to the bipartisan Duty Status Reform Act, led by Reps. Gil Cisneros (CA-31) and Jack Bergman (MI-01). The bill, which was introduced in the House in January, would reduce the Reserve Component's (RC's) duty statuses from roughly 30 to four. This change would create a coherent structure, ensuring our servicemembers receive equitable benefits and pay when called to service.
With today's overly complex duty status system, servicemembers doing similar jobs often receive different benefits due to the sheer number of duty statuses. This construct has created major disparities for troop pay and...