Bill116th CongressFiled May 21, 2020Armed Forces and National Security
S. 3800
Command Accountability for Military Family Readiness Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (May 21, 2020)
Command Accountability for Military Family Readiness Act
This bill requires each military department to prioritize military readiness.
Specifically, each department must
- designate the command personnel who shall undergo a climate assessment that takes into account their support of military family readiness;
- provide training, guidance, and other information to ensure that such command personnel are equipped to encourage and support military family readiness within their unit or installation;
- ensure that each assessment includes the extent to which the command personnel encourage and support military family readiness; and
- ensure that each assessment includes surveys of the spouses of service members on matters that are relevant to military spouses, military families, and military family readiness.
What just happenedMay 21, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT](D-CT)Sponsor
1 cosponsor1 D
1cosponsors1committees2actions15subjects
- Introduced in SenateMay 21, 2020
- May 21, 2020IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Armed Services Committee - May 21, 2020IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate