To amend title 10, United States Code, to define the purpose, role, duties, and professional qualification requirements for chaplains in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title 10, United States Code, to define the purpose, role, duties, and professional qualification requirements for chaplains in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors. The main policy domain is Defense, Government Operations, Healthcare.
Who Benefits and How
defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H340DF2B6BEEA43A9AC70F2268C3C3D71: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the “Military Chaplains Act of 2025”.
- Section H03A51B2E8C5A47908F2A18EEF1416EE6: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Religion and religious liberty have always served an essential role in society, culture, and military service, making...
- Section H9A83F947A6C44E859A7952BDC1A4D7B8: 3. Duties, responsibilities, requirements, and protections for chaplains in the Armed Forces Section 7073 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding...
- Section HC597739F773E4F309574E293871D6A6C: 7217. Duties, responsibilities, requirements, and protections for chaplains in the Army A chaplain in the Army shall do the following: Meet the religious...
- Section H785522371C49445796C9C9A7CBD6DD51: 8221. Duties, responsibilities, requirements, and protections for chaplains in the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard A chaplain in the Navy, Marine Corps and...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title 10, United States Code, to define the purpose, role, duties, and professional qualification requirements for chaplains in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.
Key Policy Areas
Defense, Government Operations, Healthcare
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend title 10, United States Code, to define the purpose, role, duties, and professional qualification requirements for chaplains in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Self (for himself and Mr. Luttrell) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_defense"
- → Secretary of Defense
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an entity that— is organized and functions primarily to perform religious ministries to non-military lay members and meets the requirements of the Department of Defense and the commissioning Armed Service
an entity that— is organized and functions primarily to perform religious ministries to non-military lay members and meets the requirements of the Department of Defense and the commissioning Armed Service
an entity that—(A)is organized and functions primarily to perform religious ministries to non-military lay members and meets the requirements of the Department of Defense and the commissioning Armed Service
an entity that— is organized and functions primarily to perform religious ministries to non-military lay members and meets the requirements of the Department of Defense and the commissioning Armed Service
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