119 HR 9024 IH: Harry Lew and Danny Chen Military Justice Reform Act U.S. House of Representatives 2026-05-26 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I119th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 9024IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMay 26, 2026Ms. Chu (for herself, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Goldman of New York, Ms. Norton, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Simon, Mr. García 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 ServicesA BILLTo 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.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Harry Lew and Danny Chen Military Justice Reform Act.

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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).