Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that officials of local governments who are also members of the National Guard or Reserves and are deployed as part of their service in the Armed Forces should be granted reasonable accommodation to fulfill their governmental duties while so deployed.

Declares that officials of local governments who are deployed as members of the National Guard or Reserves maintain their rights while deployed and that local governments should make reasonable accommodations to protect the right of such officials to participate in governmental proceedings while deployed.