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HR 4346 108th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Armed forces abroad Governmental investigations Health Health surveys Medical records Medical screening Medical tests Mental health Military medicine Physical examinations Post-traumatic stress disorder

Healthy Troops Act

Introduced: May 19, 2004 Introduced by: Bishop, Sanford D. Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
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May 12, 2004
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May 12, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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Healthy Troops Act - Requires predeployment and postdeployment medical examinations of certain members of the armed forces to include self-administered surveys followed by clinical examinations.

Specifies that predeployment surveys and examinations shall include: (1) the collection of clinical data; (2) the collection of information on current and past physical or mental health conditions that might affect performance; (3) an assessment of mental health; (4) screening for diseases prevalent among the armed forces; and (5) referrals for any conditions needing further treatment.

Specifies that postdeployment surveys and examinations shall include self-reported information about relevant exposures during the period of deployment including combat experience and screening for post-traumatic stress disorder.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study of the effectiveness of self-administered surveys.

What's happening now May 12, 2004

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 25
All 25 Democratic 19 Republican 1 Independent 1
D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jun 25, 2004
SNYDER, VICTOR
· Jun 17, 2004
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 15, 2004
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 15, 2004
STUPAK, BART
· Jun 15, 2004
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · May 20, 2004
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 19, 2004
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 19, 2004
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 19, 2004
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 19, 2004
TAYLOR, GENE
· May 19, 2004
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · May 19, 2004
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 19, 2004
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · May 19, 2004
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 18, 2004
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 18, 2004
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 18, 2004
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · May 18, 2004
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 18, 2004
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · May 18, 2004
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · May 18, 2004
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 17, 2004
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 13, 2004
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 13, 2004
EDWARDS, CHET
· May 12, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4346: Healthy Troops Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4346/
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