# 115-hr-4437: To amend the Uniform Code of Military Justice to prohibit the payment of back pay and allowances to certain members of the Armed Forces who are guilty of desertion and to use the amount of any such unpaid pay and allowances to provide additional compensation to other members of the Armed Forces who were killed or wounded during missions to search for the missing members.

115-hr-4437, To amend the Uniform Code of Military Justice to prohibit the payment of back pay and allowances to certain members of the Armed Forces who are guilty of desertion and to use the amount of any such unpaid pay and allowances to provide additional compensation to other members of the Armed Forces who were killed or wounded during missions to search for the missing members., is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6] (R-LA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4437
- Congress: 115
- Title: To amend the Uniform Code of Military Justice to prohibit the payment of back pay and allowances to certain members of the Armed Forces who are guilty of desertion and to use the amount of any such unpaid pay and allowances to provide additional compensation to other members of the Armed Forces who were killed or wounded during missions to search for the missing members.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Introduced: 2017-11-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6] (R-LA)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice to deny back pay and allowances to any person who is guilty of desertion. The Department of Defense shall use payments and allowances denied to a deserter under this bill to provide compensation to any members of the Armed Forces who were wounded while searching for the deserter or to representatives of any members who were killed while searching for the deserter.

## Cosponsors (14)

- Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] (D-MN), 2017-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5] (R-LA), 2017-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2017-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] (R-AR), 2017-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16] (R-IL), 2017-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] (R-MO), 2017-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] (R-MO), 2017-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2] (R-AZ), 2017-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC), 2017-11-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL), 2017-11-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] (R-MS), 2017-11-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rooney, Francis [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2017-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5] (R-IN), 2017-12-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11] (R-PA), 2018-01-16T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-4437 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4437)

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- [115-hr-849: Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-849)
- [115-hr-184: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-184)
- [115-hr-1698: Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1698)
- [115-hr-1697: Israel Anti-Boycott Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1697)
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