Command Accountability for Military Family Readiness Act
Latest action · May 21, 2020 Read twice and referred to the 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.
- IntroducedMay 21, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Command Accountability for Military Family Readiness Act
This bill requires each military department to prioritize military readiness.
Specifically, each department must
- designate the command personnel who shall undergo a climate assessment that takes into account their support of military family readiness;
- provide training, guidance, and other information to ensure that such command personnel are equipped to encourage and support military family readiness within their unit or installation;
- ensure that each assessment includes the extent to which the command personnel encourage and support military family readiness; and
- ensure that each assessment includes surveys of the spouses of service members on matters that are relevant to military spouses, military families, and military family readiness.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 21, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | May 21, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Armed Services Committee | Referred May 21, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 21, 2020Introduced in Senate
- May 21, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide for the enhancement of command climate assessments in the Armed Forces in order to improve the assessment of matters in connection with military family readiness, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Command Accountability for Military Family Readiness Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Child care and development
- Child health
- Congressional oversight
- Employment and training programs
- Food assistance and relief
- Health care coverage and access
- Mental health
- Military command and structure
- Military education and training
- Military facilities and property
- Military medicine
- Military personnel and dependents
- Military readiness
- Nutrition and diet
- Women's health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 21, 2020Introduced in Senate
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