United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5198 (117th)
To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a working group to review and recommend improvements to the casualty assistance program of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.
Introduced
10 September 2021
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Status
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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6 June 2025
Summary
This bill requires the Department of Defense to establish the Casualty Assistance Reform Working Group to, among other duties, create standards and training for casualty assistance officers across military departments. Casualty assistance officers are responsible for notifying families when a service member has died and providing other resources and support.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 10 September 2021
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Introduced in House · EN · 10 September 2021
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 10 September 2021
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5198
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/5198