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H.R. 8626 117th Congress House

Crime Doesn’t Pay Act of 2022

Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary concerned to carry out training on the consequences of committing a crime in preseparation couns… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary concerned to carry out training on the consequences of committing a crime in preseparation counseling of the Transition Assistance Program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 29, 2022 Introduced by: Elissa Slotkin Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jul 29, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 29, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Crime Doesn't Pay Act of 2022

This bill requires that pre-separation counseling for members of the Armed Forces include training regarding the consequences to members who are convicted of a crime, specifically regarding the loss of benefits.


 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4350 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
  • HR 6194 Military Benefits Accountability Act
 Bill text 1 version

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Miller-Meeks, Mariannette
Iowa · Jul 29, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8626: Crime Doesn’t Pay Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8626/
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"H.R. 8626: Crime Doesn’t Pay Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8626/.
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H.R. 8626, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8626/.
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