To amend title 37, United States Code, to reimburse a member of the uniformed services for costs incurred to rent a motor vehicle for travel relating to a period of reserve component inactive-duty training, or of Ready Reserve muster duty, performed more than 150 miles from the member's permanent residence.

Sponsor: Tony Gonzales (Republican-TX)February 17, 2026

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Military reservists would get reimbursed for rental car costs for distant training.

This bill would help military reservists get paid back for rental car costs. If they travel more than 150 miles from home for part-time training or Ready Reserve duty, they would get money back for their rental car expenses. This fixes a problem where current rules generally do not cover these costs.

What Would Change

Today, military service members in the reserves are not paid back for rental car costs. This applies when they travel more than 150 miles for certain training or duty. After this bill, they would get money back for these rental car expenses. This would cover the entire training or duty period, plus a day of travel either before or after.

Key Provisions

Would pay back military service members for rental car costs when they travel over 150 miles for certain reserve training or duty.
Would cover rental car costs for the full training or duty period, plus a day of travel either before or after.
Would require the Secretary of Defense to update military travel rules within 180 days after the bill becomes law to include these payments.

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