HR 4413
115th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Military law
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents
No Back Pay for Bergdahl Act
Introduced: November 15, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 7, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Nov 15, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Nov 15, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
No Back Pay for Bergdahl Act
This bill amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice to deny payments or benefits to any person found guilty of desertion or attempted desertion for any period during which the person is treated as being in a missing or captive status after the date the person was first determined to be absent without authority.
The Department of Defense shall use payments or benefits denied to a deserter under this bill to provide compensation to members of the Armed Forces who were wounded or injured while searching for the deserter and to representatives of members killed while searching for the deserter.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Committees of jurisdiction
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