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Military Hazing

September 29, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California passed away. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) released the following statement:

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Hazing has no place in our military. It undermines our military readiness and deeply scars volunteers forced to endure it. We must have a zero-tolerance hazing policy in our military.


December 7, 2021

Washington, D.C – Today, the House passed S. 1605, the Senate version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2022. The FY22 NDAA authorizes a total of $678.2 billion for the Department of Defense.

September 23, 2021

Washington, D.C – Today, the House passed H.R 4350, the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2022. The FY22 NDAA authorizes a total of $739.5 billion for the Department of Defense and $28.2 billion for the Department of Energy.

September 9, 2016

PASADENA, CA – Today, 14 Members of Congress, led by Rep.

May 10, 2016
Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Hillsborough) added an amendment to the fiscal year 2017 military appropriation bill that includes the text of Rep. Chu's most recent effort. It would require the Department of Defense to create a national database of hazing incidents and submit an annual report on what it is doing to stop hazing through training and response.
April 28, 2016
On April 27, during markup of the Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the House Armed Services Committee adopted an amendment requiring the Department of Defense (DOD) to create a national database of hazing incidents in the military and to submit an annual report on the DOD’s actions to stop hazing through training and response. The amendment, introduced by Rep. Jackie Speier (CA-14), is identical to the text of H.R. 5060, the Harry Lew Military Hazing Accountability and Prevention Act that was introduced by Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) on April 26.
April 26, 2016
Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) introduced a bill to require the Pentagon to track and make annual reports on the problem on hazing in the military. The Harry Lew Military Hazing Accountability and Prevention Act is named in honor of Rep. Chu’s nephew, a marine who died after being hazed by his platoon while deployed in Afghanistan in 2011. It is cosponsored by Reps. Jackie Speier (CA-14), Debbie Dingell (MI-12) and Ted Lieu (CA-33). This bill would require the Pentagon to create a database of hazing incidents in the military and to submit an annual report on what is being done to stop hazing through training and response.
April 25, 2016
"Hazing has no place in our military, and it has a negative impact on military retention and the longterm health of military service members and veterans," Chu said. "It certainly doesn't create a bond within a unit. But, what is most alarming is that, for the most part, there has been no justice for the victims.