# 116-hr-6489: To improve military family readiness.

116-hr-6489, To improve military family readiness., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by WILLIAM THORNBERRY (R-TX); status Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6489
- Congress: 116
- Title: To improve military family readiness.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- Introduced: 2020-04-10
- Sponsor: WILLIAM THORNBERRY (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to address military family readiness and resiliency. Specifically, DOD must establish and implement a strategy regarding communication with military families; develop an Exceptional Family Member Program case-management model; if feasible, provide child care to service members or DOD employees working on rotating shifts at military installations; develop a policy and tracking mechanism for monitoring and prohibiting the overprescribing of opioids; conduct a pilot program to recruit military spouses into paid internships; and comply with various requirements for studies and reports. The Government Accountability Office must report on disputes between military families and schools.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1] (R-MS), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] (D-VA), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2020-06-26T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020
- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act
- 116-hr-1044: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act
- 116-hr-2435: Accelerating Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-6489 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6489)

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- [116-hr-1044: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1044)
- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7278)
- [116-hr-2435: Accelerating Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2435)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6489 (as of 2025-11-18).