# 117-hr-7994: PERFORMS Act

117-hr-7994, PERFORMS Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC); status Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7994
- Congress: 117
- Title: PERFORMS Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- Introduced: 2022-06-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Providing Expanded Representation FOR Military families with Special Needs Act or the PERFORMS Act This bill expands the membership of the Advisory Panel on Community Support for Military Families with Special Needs and provides for more transparency and accessibility of the panel's meetings and progress. Specifically, the bill requires additional representatives to be added to the panel, including a representative from the Defense Health Agency. In addition, the panel must ensure meetings or other proceedings are accessible to the public. Meeting announcements, minutes, representatives' names, and updates must be made available on a publicly accessible website.

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## Sources
- [117-hr-7994 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7994)

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- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hr-310: To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Glen Doher…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-310)
- [117-hr-4250: War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-4250)
- [117-hr-1057: Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1057)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7994 (as of 2025-11-18).