Warrior Act

Bill: 115-hr-4347
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1]
Introduced: 2017-11-09
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Military procurement, research, weapons development

Physical fitness and lifestyle

Sports and recreation facilities

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2017-12-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-11-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Warrior Act</b></p> <p>This bill includes veterans in the military adaptive sports program of the Department of Defense. The military adaptive sports program provides reconditioning activities and competitive athletic opportunities to all wounded, ill and injured members of the Armed Forces.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4347 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 9, 2017 Mr. Gaetz (for himself, Mr. Panetta , Ms. Jackson Lee , Mr. Loebsack , Mr. Jones , Mr. Soto , Mr. Cook , Mr. Ross , Ms. McSally , and Mr. Bilirakis ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to include veterans in the military adaptive sports program of the Department of Defense.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Warrior Act . 2. Inclusion of veterans in military adaptive sports program Section 2564a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting and veterans after members of the armed forces ; and (2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting and veterans after members .