Will advance the Harry Lew and Danny Chen Military Justice Reform Act to criminalize military hazing in the Military Code of Justice.

Judy Chu · California · Democratic

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introduced the Harry Lew and Danny Chen Military Justice Reform Act, which would initiate the process for criminalizing military hazing in the Military Code of Justice.

Chu announced a bill to begin criminalizing military hazing under the military justice system.

Press Releases | Representative Judy Chu
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Rep. Judy Chu introduced the Harry Lew and Danny Chen Military Justice Reform Act, which would initiate the process for criminalizing military hazing in the Military Code of Justice. Chu said, "As our current administration threatens to roll back these practices, we must fight to ensure our servicemembers are treated with dignity and respect."

Chu announced introduction of the Harry Lew and Danny Chen Military Justice Reform Act to begin creating a standalone military hazing offense and committed to fighting to protect servicemembers from hazing and abuse.

Reps. Chu, Tokuda, Goldman and Sen. Gillibrand Introduce Military Hazing Reform Bill in Honor of Harry Lew and Danny Chen | Representative Judy Chu
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Evidence

Section 549 of the enacted NDAA created a DoD anti-hazing database, required improved training, and ordered annual reports to Congress; the act became law in Public Law 114-328.

This is concrete legislative advancement on the hazing issue, but the enacted provision focused on tracking, training, and reporting rather than creating a standalone military hazing crime.

partial unknown A for effort

Public Law 114-328, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
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The hazing reporting requirement was time-limited, with annual reports due through January 31, 2021, showing the enacted fix was oversight-oriented rather than a permanent criminalization provision.

The statutory text itself limits the hazing reporting regime to a fixed reporting window, which reinforces that the promise was only partially fulfilled.

partial unknown A for effort

Public Law 114-328, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
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partial unknown A for effort

Chu appears to have materially advanced military anti-hazing reforms, but the enacted result did not deliver the core promised outcome of criminalizing hazing in the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The cited NDAA provision created a DoD anti-hazing database, training requirements, and reporting to Congress, which is meaningful but oversight-oriented and narrower than the promised reform act. Because the outcome addressed the issue in part without establishing the promised standalone criminal prohibition, partial credit is the best fit.

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