To improve military family readiness.
Latest action · Apr 10, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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 10, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to address military family readiness and resiliency.
Specifically, DOD must
- establish and implement a strategy regarding communication with military families;
- develop an Exceptional Family Member Program case-management model;
- if feasible, provide child care to service members or DOD employees working on rotating shifts at military installations;
- develop a policy and tracking mechanism for monitoring and prohibiting the overprescribing of opioids;
- conduct a pilot program to recruit military spouses into paid internships; and
- comply with various requirements for studies and reports.
The Government Accountability Office must report on disputes between military families and schools.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 10, 2020 to Jun 26, 2020, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MS | Trent Kelly | Original | Apr 10, 2020 |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Apr 17, 2020 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | May 8, 2020 | |
| D-VA | Elaine G. Luria | Jun 15, 2020 | |
| D-CA | TJ Cox | Jun 26, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 10, 2020Introduced in House
- Apr 10, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6395 | William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 | Related bill | Jan 2, 2021 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Child care and development
- Congressional oversight
- Disability and paralysis
- Elementary and secondary education
- Employee hiring
- Employment and training programs
- Family relationships
- Financial literacy
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Higher education
- Homeland security
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- Lawyers and legal services
- Mental health
- Military personnel and dependents
- Neurological disorders
- Performance measurement
- Prescription drugs
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 10, 2020Introduced in House
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