Senate Bill 3800
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Command Accountability for Military Family Readiness Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on May 21, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
3800
Congress
116
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
Primary focus of measure is military operations and spending, facilities, procurement and weapons, personnel, intelligence; strategic materials; war and emergency powers; veterans’ issues. Measures concerning alliances and collective security, arms sales and military assistance, or arms control may fall under International Affairs policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
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.
May 21, 2020
05/21/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
05/21/2020
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:42:38 PM