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H.R. 10457

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To ensure the transparency and integrity of casualty accounting and benefits and awards for military and civilian personnel during military operations, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · September 16, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced
September 16, 2026
Cosponsors (11)
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This bill aims to prevent the Department of Defense from manipulating casualty records and military benefits by reclassifying or renaming military operations. The legislation establishes that once casualties are attributed to a specific military operation, they must remain permanently attributed to that operation in all official records and statistics, even if the operation is redesignated, renamed, or declared to have ended, as long as combat continues against the same enemy. The bill also prohibits the Defense Department from reducing or eliminating benefits and awards for military personnel and civilians based solely on an administrative redesignation of an ongoing operation. The bill specifically requires the Secretary of Defense to restore all casualty records and benefits that were modified since February 28, 2026, related to operations against Iran, and to notify affected service members and their families of the restoration within 30 days of enactment.

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