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Harry Lew and Danny Chen Military Justice Reform Act
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.
Summary
This bill directs 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. The Secretary would coordinate this analysis with the Joint Service Committee on Military Justice and would develop a proposed definition of hazing for the new article. The Secretary must submit a report with findings and recommendations to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees within 180 days of the bill's enactment. The bill does not immediately create new law, but rather requires the Department of Defense to study the question and report back to Congress.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA)
18 cosponsors
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN)
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL)
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI)
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX)
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA)
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL)
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX)
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY)
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA)
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA)
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL)
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA)
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY)
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA)
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI)
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI)
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Judy Chu’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $39,775
- MEBO INTERNATIONAL $13,200
- GARFIELD HEALTH CENTER $12,800
- APEX GLOBAL GROUPS INC $9,900
- EDI MEDIA $9,900
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Actions (2)
- May 26, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. · house
- May 26, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
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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