SWORDD Act of 2018
Latest action · Apr 18, 2018 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 17, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Speed Warrior Outcomes, Research, Detection and Diagnosis Act of 2018 or the SWORDD Act of 2018
This bill directs the Department of Defense to submit to Congress a plan for the Defense Health Agency to accelerate cooperative research, development, and the fielding of breakthrough therapies for traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 17, 2018 to Jun 5, 2018; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Original | Apr 17, 2018 |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Original | Apr 17, 2018 |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Original | Apr 17, 2018 |
| R-MS | Trent Kelly | Original | Apr 17, 2018 |
| R-OH | Steve Stivers | Jun 5, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Apr 17, 2018 |
| Military Personnel Subcommittee | Referred Apr 18, 2018 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 18, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Apr 17, 2018Introduced in House
- Apr 17, 2018Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 62, April 17, 2018, page H3396.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 115-414 | PROTECTING THE NEXT GENERATION: SAFETY AND SECURITY AT BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION SCHOOLS54 pages | Indian Affairs Committee | May 16, 2018 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a plan for improvements to traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress research.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- SWORDD Act of 2018
- Speed Warrior Outcomes, Research, Detection and Diagnosis Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 17, 2018Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
