Skip to main content
H.R. 7678 116th Congress House

Military Mental Health Stigma Reduction Act

Official title: To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 to direct the Secretary of Defense to include a description of programs to address and red… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 to direct the Secretary of Defense to include a description of programs to address and reduce the stigma associated with seeking assistance for mental health or suicidal thoughts in a report.

Introduced: July 20, 2020 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversightHealth promotion and preventive careMental healthMilitary medicine
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 20, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jul 20, 2020
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action July 20, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Military Mental Health Stigma Reduction Act

This bill requires the Department of Defense, as part of required reports concerning suicide among members of the Armed Forces, to include a description of military programs that address and reduce the stigma associated with seeking assistance for mental health or suicidal thoughts.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6395 William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7678: Military Mental Health Stigma Reduction Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7678/
MLA
"H.R. 7678: Military Mental Health Stigma Reduction Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7678/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 7678, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7678/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 7678: Military Mental Health Stigma Reduction Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7678/)
Report a problem