H.R. 5098 · 115th Congress
Expanding Wounded in Action Notification Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Eric Swalwell
- Introduced
- 2018-02-26
- Latest action
- 2018-02-27 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Summary
Expanding Wounded in Action Notification Act
This bill revises the notification requirement to Congress of the evacuation from a theater of combat and hospitalization of any member of the Armed Forces. Current law requires such notification only when a seriously wounded service member is transferred to a military hospital within the United States. This bill would expand the requirement to include hospitalizations in any military treatment facility, not just facilities in the United States.