H.R. 7785, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain employment and reemployment rights to members of the National Guard who perform State active duty

H.R. 7785 would amend the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) to include service by members of the National Guard when they are ordered to state active duty by a governor. Those personnel are often activated to respond to natural disasters or civil disturbances; they are directed and paid by the state while activated. USERRA generally requires employers to reemploy National Guard members serving on federal active duty upon their return to civilian life. The act also prohibits employment discrimination against such service members. The Departments of Labor, Defense, and Justice and the Office of Special Counsel collaboratively support and enforce USERRA, and these agencies reviewed roughly 2,500 unique cases from all reserve components in 2019.