Healthy Servicemembers Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5132 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5132 To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense to screen and register individuals with health conditions resulting from unsafe housing units. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 4, 2025 Mr. Bell (for himself and Ms. Ansari) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense to screen and register individuals with health conditions resulting from unsafe housing units. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Healthy Servicemembers Act''. SEC. 2. SCREENING AND REGISTRY OF INDIVIDUALS WITH HEALTH CONDITIONS RESULTING FROM UNSAFE HOUSING UNITS. (a) In General.--Subchapter V of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``Sec. 2895. Screening and registry of individuals with health conditions resulting from unsafe housing units ``(a) Screening.--(1) The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with appropriate scientific agencies as determined by the Secretary, shall ensure that all military medical treatment facilities screen eligible individuals for covered conditions. ``(2) The Secretary may establish procedures through which screening under paragraph (1) may allow an eligible individual to be included in the registry under subsection (b). ``(b) Registry.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall establish and maintain a registry of eligible individuals who have a covered condition. ``(2) The Secretary shall include any information in the registry