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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 9024

Harry Lew and Danny Chen Military Justice Reform Act

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Introduced 2026-05-26Topic: veterans military · criminal justice

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This bill would require the Secretary of Defense, working with the Joint Service Committee on Military Justice, to study whether it is possible and advisable to add a separate crime of hazing to the Uniform Code of Military Justice. As part of the study, the Secretary would write a proposed definition of "hazing" and develop recommendations. The Secretary would have to report the results to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees within 180 days after the bill becomes law.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2026-05-26HouseReferred to the House Committee on Armed Services.refer
2026-05-26Introduced in Houseintroduce
2026-05-26Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-11. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.