Brandon Act
Latest action · Jun 16, 2021 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.
- IntroducedJun 16, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Brandon Act
This bill modifies the regulatory requirement for referrals by commanding officers and supervisors of members of the Armed Forces for mental health evaluations. Specifically, the regulations must (1) establish a phrase that enables the member to trigger a referral for a mental health evaluation, (2) require a commanding officer or supervisor to make such referrals as soon as practicable following disclosure by the member of the established phrase, and (3) ensure that the process protects the confidentiality of the member.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 16, 2021 to Nov 15, 2021; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Original | Jun 16, 2021 |
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | Original | Jun 16, 2021 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jun 16, 2021 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Jun 16, 2021 |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Original | Jun 16, 2021 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Jun 16, 2021 |
| D-HI | Kaiali'i Kahele | Original | Jun 16, 2021 |
| R-IA | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Original | Jun 16, 2021 |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Original | Jun 16, 2021 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Jun 24, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Conor Lamb | Nov 15, 2021 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Nov 15, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Nov 15, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Nov 15, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | Nov 15, 2021 | |
| D-NM | Teresa Leger Fernandez | Nov 15, 2021 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Nov 15, 2021 |
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 Jun 16, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 16, 2021Introduced in House
- Jun 16, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H9708 | Debbie Lesko R-AZ | Dec 13, 2022 |
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. 167, no. 105, June 16, 2021, page H2893.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2088 | Brandon Act | Related bill | Jun 16, 2021 |
| HR 4350 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 | Related bill | Mar 1, 2022 |
| HR 7368 | Brandon Act | Reintroduction of | Jul 1, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the process by which a member of the Armed Forces may be referred for a mental health evaluation.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Brandon Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 16, 2021Introduced 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.
