HR 5858 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Rachel Booth Act

Fact sheet

Latest action · Nov 4, 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.

  1. IntroducedNov 4, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Rachel Booth Act

This bill provides eligibility for transitional compensation to dependents of members of the Armed Forces in situations where a member (1) has been convicted of a dependent-abuse offense in a civilian court but has been separated from duty for an offense other than the abuse offense, or (2) has been accused but not convicted of such an offense but has been determined to have committed the offense by a commander and required to forfeit pay and allowances pursuant to an offense other than the abuse offense.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 4, 2021.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAJackie SpeierOriginalNov 4, 2021

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 4, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Nov 4, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 3180Rachel Booth ActIdentical billNov 4, 2021

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Nov 4, 2021Introduced in House

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