U.S. Senator for Nevada Catherine Cortez Masto was one of two Senators to sponsor a bipartisan bill to increase paid military leave.
The bill, co-sponsored by Republican Senator Mike Crapo of of Idaho, would increase leave for reserve servicemembers.
The "Supporting Employees in the Guard and Reserve Act" ensures that reserve servicemembers can attend critical military training and fulfill their duties without losing pay.
“Reserve servicemembers in Nevada make countless sacrifices to serve our nation, and they deserve easy access to support, resources, and training,” said Senator Cortez Masto. “This legislation will update military leave policies to help ensure employees aren’t punished for their service to our country, and I’ll keep working across the aisle to strengthen our national security.”
Currently, a reservist must attend military training for 12 weekends and 14 days of annual training at a minimum. However, federal leave policies often only allow for about two weeks of military leave annually.
This bipartisan legislation would increase the number of paid military leave days available to federal employees who are also reserve servicemembers from 15 days to 20 days, with additional days rolling over to the following year.
