HR 4437
115th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Military law
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents
To amend the Uniform Code of Military Justice to prohibit the payment of back pay and allowances to certain members of the Armed Forces who are guilty of desertion and to use the amount of any such unpaid pay and allowances to provide additional compensation to other members of the Armed Forces who were killed or wounded during missions to search for the missing members.
Introduced: November 16, 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 16, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Nov 16, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This bill amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice to deny back pay and allowances to any person who is guilty of desertion.
The Department of Defense shall use payments and allowances denied to a deserter under this bill to provide compensation to any members of the Armed Forces who were wounded while searching for the deserter or to representatives of any members who were killed while searching for the deserter.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Committees of jurisdiction
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