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HR 1670 110th Congress House

To amend title 10, United States Code, to require that advance notice of the results of any Department of Defense review of the circumstances surrounding the death of a member of the armed forces by…

Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to require that advance notice of the results of any Department of Defense review of the circumstances surrounding the d… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to require that advance notice of the results of any Department of Defense review of the circumstances surrounding the death of a member of the armed forces by friendly fire be given to the primary next of kin of the member before public release of the review.

Introduced: March 23, 2007 Introduced by: Lofgren, Zoe Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Apr 18, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Mar 23, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 23, 2007
Introduced in House
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires that, in case of a review conducted by the Department of Defense (DOD) regarding the circumstances surrounding the death of a member of the Armed Forces who is killed in action by weapon fire other than as the result of an act of an enemy (friendly fire death), the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that a summary of review results are provided to the primary next of kin at least 24 hours before such results are released to the public.

Authorizes the primary next of kin to waive the notice requirement to expedite the public release of such results.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1670: To amend title 10, United States Code, to require that advance notice of the results of any Department of Defense review of the circumstances surrounding the death of a member of the armed forces by friendly fire be given to the primary next of kin of the member before public release of the review.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1670/
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"H.R. 1670: To amend title 10, United States Code, to require that advance notice of the results of any Department of Defense review of the circumstances surrounding the death of a member of the armed forces by friendly fire be given to the primary next of kin of the member before public release of the review.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1670/.
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H.R. 1670, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1670/.
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[H.R. 1670: To amend title 10, United States Code, to require that advance notice of the results of any Department of Defense review of the circumstances surrounding the death of a member of the armed forces by friendly fire be given to the primary next of kin of the member before public release of the review.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1670/)
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