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S. 3180 · 112th Congress

A bill to require the Department of Defense to develop a plan to track and respond to incidents of hazing in…

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A bill to require the Department of Defense to develop a plan to track and respond to incidents of hazing in the Armed Forces.

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 112th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

2 cosponsors · 1 D, 1 R

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Directs the Secretary of Defense to provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing and plan that outlines Department of Defense (DOD) efforts to: (1) prevent the hazing of members of the Armed Forces (members) by other members; (2) provide hazing prevention training to members; (3) improve methods of reporting hazing incidents, including…

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · May 15, 2012

Directs the Secretary of Defense to provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing and plan that outlines Department of Defense (DOD) efforts to: (1) prevent the hazing of members of the Armed Forces (members) by other members; (2) provide hazing prevention training to members; (3) improve methods of reporting hazing incidents, including anonymous procedures; and (4) respond to and resolve alleged hazing incidents, including prosecution through the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

Requires the plan to include the establishment of a database for improving DOD ability to: (1) determine the extent to which hazing incidents are occurring and their nature; and (2) track, respond to, and resolve such incidents.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: A bill to require the Department of Defense to develop a plan to track and respond to incidents of hazing in the Armed Forces.

Latest action (May 15, 2012): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 15, 2012

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.