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Introduced

In Committee

3

Passed One Chamber

4

Passed Both

5

Signed into Law

Sponsor

Judy Chu

Democrat · CA · Representative

Votes with party: 98.6% (552 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (17)

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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

2026-05-26

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Committee Activity

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House Committee on Armed ServicesReferred To · 2026-05-26

Plain-English Summary

The Department of Defense would be required to study whether the military should create a specific law against hazing in its justice system, separate from existing rules. This analysis would help determine if a dedicated hazing law would be practical and beneficial for protecting service members from abuse by their peers or superiors. The findings would inform whether Congress should establish this new rule to address hazing incidents more directly in the military.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9024 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9024 To direct the Secretary of Defense to analyze the feasibility and advisability of establishing a separate punitive article on hazing under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 26, 2026 Ms. Chu (for herself, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Goldman of New York, Ms. Norton, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Simon, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Doggett, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Carson, and Ms. Meng) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Secretary of Defense to analyze the feasibility and advisability of establishing a separate punitive article on hazing under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Harry Lew and Danny Chen Military Justice Reform Act''. SEC. 2. ANALYSIS OF POTENTIAL ESTABLISHMENT OF SEPARATE PUNITIVE ARTICLE ON HAZING UNDER THE UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE. (a) Analysis Required.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Joint Service Committee on Military Justice, shall analyze the feasibility and advisability of, and develop recommendations with respect to, modifying chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice), to establish a separate punitive article on hazing. As part of such analysis, the Secretary shall develop a proposed definition of the term ``hazing'' for purposes of such article. (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the results of the analysis under subsection (a). <all>

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